Tennie and Laura (schooner)
The Tennie and Laura at Dock
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Tennie and Laura |
Operator |
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Builder | Gunder Jorgenson |
Completed | 1876 |
Fate | Sunk in storm nine miles southeast of Port Washington, Wisconsin in 1903 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Scow Schooner - Freighter |
Tonnage | 56.69 gross |
Length | 73 ft. |
Beam | 19 ft. |
Height | 5 ft. |
Crew | 2 |
Notes | Wood construction |
Tennie and Laura | |
Invalid designation | |
Location | Nine miles to the southeast of Port Washington, Wisconsin |
NRHP reference No. | 08000288 |
Added to NRHP | April 11, 2008 |
The Tennie and Laura was a 73-foot scow-schooner built in 1876 by Gunder Jorgenson in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It was used as a freighter from the time it was built until the time it sank.[1]
Service history
The Tennie and Laura was registered at
The final voyage
On August 2, 1903, the Tennie and Laura was sailing from Muskegon, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, carrying a cargo of lumber worth roughly $500 at the time. The ship was crewed by two men, Captain John Sather and First Mate Charles Morbeck. About nine miles from Port Washington, Wisconsin, the Tennie and Laura was caught in a storm. The ship eventually capsized, and Mate Morbeck died. Captain Sather survived long enough to be rescued by the steamer Covell.[3] At the time of the accident, the ship was valued at $500.[4][5]
Discovery and the Tennie and Laura today
The wreck of the Tennie and Laura was accidentally discovered in 1999 when a salvage team went in search of the missing fishing boat, Linda E. From surface to deck, it lies under 300 ft. (91m) of water.[6] In 2008, the Tennie and Laura was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
References
- ^ "Great Lakes Shipwrecks". www.shipwreckexplorers.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks - Explore Shipwrecks - Tennie and Laura". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "Wisconsin's Maritime Trails - Notes from the Field Journal Entry". Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Historical Collections of the Great Lakes".
- ^ "Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks - Explore Shipwrecks - Tennie and Laura". Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "Tennie and Laura (1876)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Tennie and Laura Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
External links
Media related to Tennie and Laura (ship, 1876) at Wikimedia Commons