46°49.939′N90°22.703′W / 46.832317°N 90.378383°W /46.832317; -90.378383
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| History | |
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| Name | Moonlight |
| Owner | William Mack (first owner) Joseph C. Gilchrest Company (second owner) |
| Port of registry |  United States |
| Builder | Wolf and Davidson Company |
| Laid down | September 13, 1903 |
| Launched | 1874 |
| Fate | Shipwrecked on September 13, 1903 |
| Notes | Added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1991Location:46°49.939′N90°22.703′W / 46.832317°N 90.378383°W /46.832317; -90.378383[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner, later converted to atow barge |
| Tonnage | 777 gross tons (738 net tons) |
| Length | 206 feet (63 m) long, 35 feet (11 m) wide |
TheMoonlight was aschooner that sank inLake Superior off the coast ofMichigan Island. The wreckage site was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 2008.[2]
Moonlight was built in 1874. In addition to service in theGreat Lakes,Moonlight also sailed in the Atlantic Ocean.[3] In 1894 she was involved in an accident withSS Ohio which was sunk. She sank in September 1903 in a storm while haulingiron ore fromAshland,Wisconsin. In use as atow barge,Moonlight was under tow by thesteamerVolunteer. Both ships were loaded with iron ore in Ashland and were headed for their destination when a violent storm erupted and ruptured the seams ofMoonlight'shull.[4]
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