Wisconsin203 foot steamer went down in a storm October 29, 1929. She lies in 90 to 130 feet of water 6 miles east of Kenosha. Some passenger cabins still remain intact.
 | Pictures: | Pictures | | Other Names: | Built as WISCONSIN, renamed NAOMI(1899), E.G. CROSBY(1909), GEN. ROBERT M. O'REILLY(1918), PILGRIM(1920) and WISCONSIN again in 1924. | | Vessel Specifications: | 209x41x21, 1921 t. | | Type of Vessel: | Steamer | | Depth to Deck: | 90 ft (27m) | | Depth to Bottom: | 130 ft (39m) | | How it Sunk: | Goodrich liner was overwhelmed by the storm and foundered while waiting out the weather off Kenosha. She was an unrecoverable total loss.
See NAOMI for more information.
Orig 204X35x12, rebuilt & enlarged in 1899 and 1920. Originally built for the Goodrich Line and designed by Frank Kirby. Sister of str MICHIGAN. | | Date of Loss: | 1929, Nov. 29 | | Place of Loss: | off Kenosha, WI | | Lives Loss: | 18 of 76 | | References: | Shipwreck File by Dave Swayze | |
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