PS Cumberland

History
Canada
NameCumberland
OperatorToronto and Lake Superior Navigation Company
BuilderMelanchthan & Simpson
LaunchedAugust 8, 1871
FateSank 1877
General characteristics
TypeSide paddlewheeler
Tonnage750 tons gross
Length214 feet
Beam28 feet
Draft10.5 feet
Installed power400HP
Propulsionwalking beam engine
CUMBERLAND
LocationNear Rock of Ages Light, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
Coordinates47°51.465′N 89°19.650′W / 47.857750°N 89.327500°W / 47.857750; -89.327500
Area206.6 acres (83.6 ha)
Built1871
ArchitectMelanchthan & Simpson
Architectural styleSide paddlewheeler
MPSShipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park TR
NRHP reference No.84001732
Added to NRHPJune 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.