PS City of Ashland
Sidewheel paddle steamer that sank in Lake Superior, / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City of Ashland was a sidewheel paddle steamer that sank in Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior, off Ashland, Wisconsin.[1] The ship was named for Ashland, a port community. The wreckage remains at the bottom of the bay, close to the ship's namesake city.
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The only known image of the City of Ashland | |
History | |
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Name | City of Ashland |
Namesake | Ashland, Wisconsin |
Owner | Superior Lumber Company, Ashland, Wisconsin |
Port of registry | United States |
Launched | 1883 |
Fate | Burned to the waterline on the 8th of August 1887 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Paddle steamer |
Tonnage | 84.62 tons |
Length | 90 feet (27 meters) |
Beam | 20 feet (6.1 meters) |
Depth | 7 feet (2.1 meters) |
Depth of hold | 21 feet (6.4 meters) |
Propulsion | Steam engine, sidewheel |
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