46°55.568′N90°32.717′W / 46.926133°N 90.545283°W /46.926133; -90.545283
 Noquebay, loaded withlumber. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Noquebay |
| Owner | T.H. Madden, ofBay City,Michigan |
| Port of registry |  United States |
| Builder | Built inTrenton, Michigan, in 1872 |
| Launched | 1872 |
| Fate | Burned October 9, 1905 |
| Status | The burned wreckage remains at the bottom of Julian Bay offStockton Island. |
| Notes | Location:46°55.568′N90°32.717′W / 46.926133°N 90.545283°W /46.926133; -90.545283[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Originally built as aschooner, later converted into a towablebarge |
| Tonnage | 684 tons |
| Length | 205 feet (62 m) |
| Propulsion | none |
Noquebay (Schooner-Barge) Shipwreck Site | |
| Nearest city | La Pointe, Wisconsin |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000593 |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1992 |
Noquebay was a woodenschooner barge that sank inLake Superior inChequamegon Bay offStockton Island. The wreck site was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1992.[2]
Noquebay was built in 1872.[3] Although originally built as a schooner, she later was modified for use as a towablebarge for haulinglumber.Noquebay, along with another ship namedMautenee, was towed by thesteamshipLizzie Madden. T. H. Madden, operator of the Madden Company, owned all three vessels.[4]
On October 3, 1905, the Comstock and Wilcox Company ofAshland,Wisconsin, loadedNoquebay with 600,000board-feet ofhemlock lumber.[4] There she waited six days forMautenee andLizzie Madden to return fromDuluth,Minnesota. On the morning of October 9, the three vessels pulled away from nearbyBayfield, Wisconsin, heading toBuffalo,New York, to deliver their cargo. Shortly after their departure, a fire was discovered aboardNoquebay. The fire apparently started in the compartment containing thedonkey boiler.[4]
Because the fire was too severe to extinguish, the crew threw some cargo overboard to save it, and jumped from the burning ship. All of them climbed safely aboardLizzie Madden. There was nothingLizzie Madden could do but abandon the burning ship and continue on the journey towingMautenee. When they reached theSoo Locks atSault Ste. Marie, Michigan, they wired ahead to Buffalo, then contacted Ashland with the news.[4]
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