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Wisconsin Historical Society Shipwreck Database

Vessel Detail Information for: Marquette (1881)
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General Information
Vessel Name: Marquette (1881)
National Register: Listed
Registry #: US-110465
Former Names: Republic
Casualty: 10/04/1903, foundered
Vessel Type: steam screw
Built: 1881, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, OH
Owners: J.C. Gilchrist
Cargo: 2,000 tons of ore
Lives Lost: 0
Length: 235 ft
Beam: 37.5 ft
Depth of Hold: 18.5 ft
Hull: wood
Gross Tonnage: 1343
Propulsion: steam screw
Body of Water: Lake Superior
County: Ashland
Nearest City: Bayfield, WI
Water Depth: 215 ft

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