 J. M. Allmendinger prior to her sinking | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | J. M. Allmendinger |
| Owner | E. B. Simpson |
| Port of registry |  United States,Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Builder | Albert Burgoyne |
| Launched | 1883 |
| In service | 1883 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #76411 |
| Fate | Wrecked November 26, 1895 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 104 ft (32 m) |
| Beam | 24.33 ft (7.42 m) |
| Depth | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Installed power | Fore and aft compound steam engine |
J. M. Allmendinger (Steambarge) Shipwreck | |
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| Location | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) SSE of Concordia U. inLake Michigan |
| Nearest city | Mequon, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43°13′05″N87°53′39″W / 43.218117°N 87.894183°W /43.218117; -87.894183 |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Albert Burgoyne |
| Architectural style | Steam barge |
| MPS | Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003012[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 11, 2018 |
SSJ. M. Allmendinger was a wooden-hulled steambarge built in 1883, that ran aground during a storm on November 26, 1895, onLake Michigan, off the coast ofMequon,Ozaukee County,Wisconsin, United States. On October 11, 2018, the remains ofJ. M. Allmendinger were listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.
J. M. Allmendinger (Official number 76411) was built in 1883 by Albert Burgoyne ofBenton Harbor, Michigan for John Allmendinger and Samuel Hull, two wholesalers and retailers of fruit. She was named after John Allmendinger.[2] She had a length of 104 feet (32 m), herbeam was 24.33 feet (7.42 m) wide and hercargo hold was 10 feet (3.0 m) deep. She had agross register tonnage of 230.94 tons, and anet register tonnage of 207.04 tons.[3] She was powered by afore and aft compound steam engine, and one boiler.[4] She mostly carried lumber, but she also carried iron ore,shingles andsundries.[2]
In May, 1887 theJ. M. Allmendinger ran aground inSturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and was freed by a passing tug. In 1888 she was remeasured, and she was rated 183.17 tons. In July 1889 theJ. M. Allmendinger had fourteen of her stanchions damaged when the St. Paul Bridge in theMenominee River swung the bridge against her hull. In May 1890 onWhite Lake nearWhitehall, Michigan while waiting for a storm to pass and was freed by the steamerHilton.[2] In May 1892 theJ. M. Allmendinger stranded on a reef at North Point nearMilwaukee, Wisconsin, and was freed by the tugsWelcome andCarl. In November 1893 she grounded twelve miles (19 km) north of Milwaukee and was freed by the tugWelcome and a lighter. In June 1894 theJ. M. Allmendinger was towed toManistee, Michigan by the tugJ.L. Wheeler for repairs.[2]
On November 26, 1895, theJ. M. Allmendinger was bound from Milwaukee toSturgeon Bay, Wisconsin with a cargo of lumber. She eventually encountered a blizzard and was blown off course, grounding on a beach near Fox Point at around 3:00 A.M. She ended up about 500 feet (150 m) offMequon, Wisconsin. Captain Peterson and his crew of eight were rescued by the life-saving crew.[5] An April 24, 1897, issue of theDoor County Advocate described her wreck:
The steambarge J. M. Allmendinger, which was driven ashore fourteen miles north of Milwaukee late in the season of 1895 and abandoned as a total loss, has at last gone to pieces and her timbers lie scattered along the beach. Not a vestige of the craft remains in sight at the point where she struck. From the time of her abandonment until well along in February the hull and upperworks remained intact and conveyed the idea to some the vessel might be rescued. But the constant beating of heavy seas resulting from the prevailing easterly winds finally disintegrated the hull, and when the collapse came it was of the most complete description, every vestige of the steamer being wiped out in a single night.[5]
The remains of theJ. M. Allmendinger were rediscovered in July 1934 by Max Nohl, Jack Browne, and Verne Netzow, who worked with a raft, homemade diving helmets and oxygen tanks to recover portions of the wreckage.[6] Her wreck lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin about 1,035 feet (315 m) from shore in 12 feet (3.7 m) of water. The wreckage consists of the keelson, the lower frames, the rudder, the boiler and the steam drum attached to the boiler.[6]
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