SS Lakeland
The Lakeland when she was named Cambria | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
|
| Operator | Tri-State Steamship Company |
| Builder | Globe Iron Works Company |
| Yard number | 12 |
| Launched | February 1, 1887 |
| In service | June 1, 1887 |
| Out of service | December 3, 1924 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #126420 |
| Fate | Sank on Lake Michigan |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bulk Freighter |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 300.6 feet (91.6 m) |
| Beam | 39 feet (12 m) |
| Depth | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
| Installed power | 2 × Scotch marine boilers |
| Propulsion | 1,200 horsepower triple expansion steam engine |
LAKELAND (steam screw) Shipwreck | |
| Location | Door County, Wisconsin |
| Nearest city | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°47.34′N 87°11.32′W / 44.78900°N 87.18867°W |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Globe Iron Works Company |
| Architectural style | Freighter |
| MPS | Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000403 |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 2015 |
The SS Lakeland was an early steel-hulled Great Lakes freighter that sank on December 3, 1924, into 205 feet (62 m) of water on Lake Michigan near Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, United States, after she sprang a leak. On July 7, 2015, the wreck of the Lakeland was added to the National Register of Historic Places.