Robert C. Pringle
Tug · Lost 1922 · Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan
The tug Robert C. Pringle struck a submerged object north of Sheboygan in 1922 and sank while towing the steamer Venezuela; her crew escaped.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1903, the wooden tug Robert C. Pringle was towing the steamer Venezuela early on June 19, 1922, about 12 miles north of Sheboygan when she struck an unknown object, possibly driftwood. She began to fill rapidly, and her crew abandoned her when water reached the boiler room. The Venezuela took them aboard and landed them at Manitowoc. With her old wooden bottom believed soft with age, there was little hope of raising her.
Vessel
- 1903
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- Wood
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Loss
- June 19, 1922
- Collision
- About 12 miles north of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Lake Michigan
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Sheboygan, Wisconsin
No pin: Wisconsin Shipwrecks inventory positions are not used as wreck pins.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)
Original newspaper accounts are quoted by the source and were not independently inspected.
Wisconsin Shipwrecks (Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant) — Robert C. Pringle
Specification table and final-voyage text read; quoted newspapers not independently inspected.
