Lakeland
Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1924 · Door County & Lake Michigan
A steel freighter that sank off Door County in December 1924 with a cargo of new automobiles still in her holds.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1887 as the Cambria, the steel freighter later ran as the Lakeland. In December 1924 she began leaking badly in heavy weather off Door County; her crew was taken off before she sank. Her cargo of new automobiles went down with her, and the intact hull in deep water has drawn both salvage and technical diving interest.
Vessel
- 1887
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- Steel
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- Steam
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Loss
- December 3, 1924
- Storm
- Off Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Lake Michigan
- Lake Michigan
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- New automobiles
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The Wreck Today
- 190 to 210 feet
- Largely intact hull sitting upright in deep water.
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- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Position
- 44.90° N 87.20° W
- Approximate position
- Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
The cause of the leak was disputed at the time and is not conclusively established.
Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Shipwrecks
Construction, loss, condition, depth.
National Register of Historic Places nomination
Significance and protection.
