Shipwreck · Lake Michigan · Foundered
SS Lakeland
A bulk Freighter built in 1887, lost on Lake Michigan in 1924. The record: “Sank on Lake Michigan.” The wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Bulk Freighter
- Builder
- Globe Iron Works Company
- Launched
- February 1, 1887
- Completed
- June 1, 1887
- Length
- 301 ft (92 m)
- Beam
- 39 ft (12 m)
- Tonnage
- 1878.10 GRT; 1,377.33 NRT
- Propulsion
- 1200 hp triple expansion steam engine
- Fate
- Sank on Lake Michigan
- Wreck site
- Door County, Wisconsin
- National Register
- Listed July 7, 2015 · ref. 15000403
- Lake
- Lake Michigan
- Coordinates
- 44.7890° N, 87.1887° W
The same decade
Michigan losses of the 1920s
- Robert C. Pringle1922 · foundered
- Rosinco1928 · foundered
- SM UC-971921 · foundered
- SS Andaste1929 · foundered
- SS Milwaukee (1929)1929 · foundered
- SS Senator1929 · collision
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Michigan wrecks
- SS Australasia9.1 mi · lost 1896
- F. J. King22 mi
- SS Erie L. Hackley23 mi · lost 1903
- Rouse Simmons37 mi · lost 1912
- R. J. Hackett39 mi · lost 1905
- SS Vernon42 mi · lost 1887
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Lily Bay Park Boat Ramp5.6 mi
- Roadside off of S. Lake Michigan Drive (Clay Banks)6.9 mi
- S. Lake Michigan Drive Carry-in7.3 mi
- Whitefish Bay Ramp8.2 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light5.9 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Canal Light6.1 mi
- Sherwood Point Light14 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Cave Point County Park9.1 mi · park
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article SS Lakeland, retrieved 2026-10-11. We print the fields as recorded and add nothing; a missing field means the record is silent. Tonnage and dimensions were often measured more than one way in their day, so they can differ between sources.
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