SS Atlanta
The Atlanta prior to her sinking | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Atlanta |
| Builder | Cleveland Dry Dock Company |
| Launched | April 25, 1891 |
| In service | May 21, 1891 |
| Out of service | March 18, 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 32.3 ft (9.8 m) |
| Depth | 22.6 ft (6.9 m) |
| Installed power | 900-horsepower fore and aft compound steam engine |
Atlanta (steam screw) Shipwreck | |
| Location | 1.02 miles North Northeast of Amsterdam Park boat launch in Lake Michigan |
| Nearest city | Cedar Grove, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 43°34′15″N 87°46′58″W / 43.570883°N 87.7827°W |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Cleveland Dry Dock Company |
| Architectural style | Steamship |
| MPS | Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001785 |
| Added to NRHP | November 6, 2017 |
The SS Atlanta was a wooden hulled Great Lakes steamer that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, United States, after a failed attempt of her being towed to shore ultimately killing 5 out of her 7 crew members on board. Her wreckage still remains at the bottom of the lake, and on November 6, 2017, the wreck of the Atlanta was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.