Success (shipwreck)

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SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck
LocationOff the coast of Sevastopol, Wisconsin
NRHP reference No.15000711
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2015

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

  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. ^ "Success (1875)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  3. ^ ".13 miles SW of Whitefish Dunes State Park, Lake Michigan". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-08-14.