T.H. Camp (shipwreck)
The T.H. Camp circa 1885
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History | |
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Name | T.H. Camp |
Owner | Booth Packing Company |
Port of registry | United States |
Launched | 1876 |
Fate | Sank November 16, 1900 |
Notes | Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Tugboat |
Tonnage | 58 gross tons |
Length | 64.5 feet (20 m) |
Beam | 28 feet (9 m) |
Depth of hold | 5 feet (2 m) |
T. H. Camp was a wooden tugboat, operated by the Booth Packing Company of Bayfield, Wisconsin. On November 16, 1900, she sank in Lake Superior, between Madeline and Basswood Islands. The site of the wreck was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
History
T. H. Camp was built in 1876 at
On the afternoon of November 16, 1900, 'T. H. Camp left Ashland, Wisconsin, with a heavy load of cargo, consisting mostly of camp supplies. She made a brief stop by nearby Bayfield and took on additional cargo, adding to her already heavy load. The waters of Lake Superior were choppy as she departed Bayfield bound for the northern end Brigham and Gardner logging camp on the northern end of Madeline Island.[2]
During the trip, T. H. Camp′s crew noticed a
The wreck of T. H. Camp remains upright and intact at the bottom of the lake with its 20 tons of logging camp supplies still on board.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places, Ashland County". Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0-933577-001.
External links
Media related to T.H. Camp (ship, 1876) at Wikimedia Commons