Shipwreck · Lake Superior · Fire
PS City of Ashland
A paddle steamer built in 1883, lost on Lake Superior in 1887. The record: “Burned to the waterline on the 8th of August 1887.”
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Paddle steamer
- Launched
- 1883
- Length
- 90 ft (27 m)
- Beam
- 20 ft (6 m)
- Tonnage
- 84.62 tons
- Propulsion
- Steam engine, sidewheel
- Fate
- Burned to the waterline on the 8th of August 1887
- Lake
- Lake Superior
- Coordinates
- 46.6850° N, 90.8252° W
The story
Read the full history
The same decade
Superior losses of the 1880s
- J.S. Seaverns1884 · foundered
- John M. Osborn1884 · collision
- Lucerne1886 · foundered
- Manistee1883
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Superior wrecks
- Lucerne3.8 mi · lost 1886
- Ottawa14 mi · lost 1909
- SS R. G. Stewart21 mi · lost 1899
- Noquebay21 mi · lost 1905
- SS Marquette21 mi · lost 1903
- Sevona23 mi · lost 1905
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Washburn Marina3.2 mi
- Thompsons West End Park Boat Launch3.9 mi
- Lake Superior Access4.3 mi
- Alan Tomczak Park Public Boat Landing5.3 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Chequamegon Point Light3.1 mi
- La Pointe Light3.6 mi
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light4.5 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore20 mi · park
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article PS City of Ashland, 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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