PS Cumberland
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Cumberland |
| Operator | Toronto and Lake Superior Navigation Company |
| Builder | Melanchthan & Simpson |
| Launched | August 8, 1871 |
| Fate | Sank 1877 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Side paddlewheeler |
| Tonnage | 750 tons gross |
| Length | 214 feet |
| Beam | 28 feet |
| Draft | 10.5 feet |
| Installed power | 400HP |
| Propulsion | walking beam engine |
CUMBERLAND | |
| Location | Near Rock of Ages Light, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 47°51.465′N 89°19.650′W / 47.857750°N 89.327500°W |
| Area | 206.6 acres (83.6 ha) |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architect | Melanchthan & Simpson |
| Architectural style | Side paddlewheeler |
| MPS | Shipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001732 |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1984 |
The Cumberland was a wooden-hulled side paddlewheeler built in 1871; it was wrecked off the shore of Isle Royale in Lake Superior in 1877 and the remains are still on the lake bottom. The wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.