Success_(shipwreck)

Success (shipwreck)

Success (shipwreck)

United States historic place

The Success is a shipwreck located off the coast of Whitefish Dunes State Park in Sevastopol, Wisconsin.[1]

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History

The Success was built by Norwegian immigrant Julius Johnson in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1875. The vessel primarily hauled lumber on Lake Michigan.[2]

On Thanksgiving of 1896, the ship was anchored at Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin in an attempt to wait out a storm. However, it began taking on water and was eventually pushed ashore by a gale. All crew members were rescued and the cargo would be salvaged, but the ship was declared to be a total loss.

The site was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Success Shipwreck (Scow Schooner)". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-08-14. (Archived August 14, 2018)
  2. [2]
    "Success (1875)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  3. [3]
    ".13 miles SW of Whitefish Dunes State Park, Lake Michigan". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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