SS Henry Chisholm
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Henry Chisholm |
| Builder | Thomas Quayle & Sons |
| Launched | August 28, 1880 |
| Out of service | 1898 |
| Fate | Sunk off the shore of Isle Royale in Lake Superior |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Wooden freighter |
| Length | 265 feet |
| Beam | 39 feet |
| Depth | 20 feet |
| Installed power | 1707 HP |
| Propulsion | double expansion steam engine |
| Notes | Official number 95610 |
HENRY CHISHOLM | |
Diving the wreckage | |
| Location | Near Rock of Ages Light, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 47°51.459′N 89°19.679′W / 47.857650°N 89.327983°W |
| Area | 206.6 acres (83.6 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Thomas Quayle & Sons; John Drackett |
| Architectural style | Freighter |
| MPS | Shipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001752 |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1984 |
The Henry Chisholm was a wooden freighter that sank off the shore of Isle Royale in Lake Superior in 1898 and the remains are still on the lake bottom. The wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.