Shipwreck Kate Kelly

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Database Information Shipwreck Kate Kelly

Basic Information

Name(s) Kate Kelly
Registry  US
Official Number 14031
Vessel Type Schooner
Builder John B. Martel rebuild Goble and McFarlane rebuild Wolf and Davidson
Year Built 1867
Year Sank 1895
Hull Material Wood
Engines None

Dimensions

Length 126.3 ft
Width 25.8 ft
Depth 10.4 ft

Vessel History

Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2903521/data ; https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/339?region=Index

Wreck Site Information

Lake Michigan
State or Province Wisconsin
Depth 60 ft
GPS Coordinates 42° 46.680′  N 087° 43.412′ W
Site Description The schooner is severely disarticulated. The model of the site contains four of the five main hull sections — the bottom of the hull, port and starboard bow side sections and a small piece of one of the sides. A large piece of one of the sides is 250 ft from the main wreck site and not covered by the model. The centerboard trunk and a major portion of the centerboard are also extant on the site. Other pieces of the ships machinery on site are wire rigging, dual piston bilge pump, winch drum, windlass, part of the donkey boiler, wood stock anchor, lots of anchor chain, hawse pipe. For a more complete site description see the wisconsinshipwrecks.org link above.