AH-WR-1507

Senator

Bulk Freighter (Automobile Carrier) · United States · Lost 1929 · Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan

A freighter carrying 268 new cars, sunk in a fog collision off Port Washington in 1929.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Senator was a steel freighter built in 1896 and later used to carry new automobiles. On 31 October 1929, carrying 268 Nash cars, she collided with the freighter Marquette in fog off Port Washington and sank. Several of her crew were lost. Her wreck was found in deep water in 2005.

Vessel

Built: 1896
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: October 31, 1929
Cause: Collision
Location: Lake Michigan, off Port Washington, Wisconsin
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: 2005
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 43.40° N 87.70° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Port Washington, Wisconsin
Region: Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan

Pin marks the named place of loss, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)

Exact wreck position, depth and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Maritime Preservation and Archaeology Program
Vessel history, loss and site documentation.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Vessel particulars and career.