Shipwreck · Lake Superior · Foundered
Madeira
A vessel built in 1900, lost on Lake Superior in 1905. The record: “Sank November 28, 1905.” The wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The vessel
On the record
- Launched
- 1900
- Length
- 436 ft (133 m)
- Beam
- 50 ft (15 m)
- Propulsion
- Towed by a steam-powered freighter with sails on three masts for assistance
- Fate
- Sank November 28, 1905
- National Register
- Listed July 23, 1992 · ref. 92000843
- Lake
- Lake Superior
- Coordinates
- 47.2061° N, 91.3581° W
The same year
Also lost in 1905
- SS William EdenbornErie · foundered
- MinnedosaHuron · foundered
- SS EtruriaHuron · collision
- SS KaliyugaHuron · foundered
- R. J. HackettMichigan · foundered
- SS AppomattoxMichigan · stranded
- SS EastlandMichigan
- AmboySuperior · stranded
- NoquebaySuperior · fire
- SevonaSuperior · foundered
The same decade
Superior losses of the 1900s
- Moonlight1903
- Niagara (1904)1904
- Ottawa1909 · fire
- Sagamore1901 · collision
- SS Bannockburn1902 · foundered
- SS Cyprus1907 · foundered
- SS D. M. Clemson1908 · foundered
- SS Fedora1901 · fire
- SS Hudson1901 · foundered
- SS John B. Cowle1909 · foundered
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Superior wrecks
- SS Hesper6.1 mi · lost 1905
- SS Lafayette12 mi · lost 1905
- Samuel P. Ely20 mi · lost 1896
- SS Harriet B.22 mi · lost 1922
- SS Benjamin Noble24 mi · lost 1914
- Thomas Friant24 mi
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Little Two Harbors1.0 mi
- Split Rock River2.9 mi
- Twin Points4.2 mi
- Silver Bay Safe Harbor5.9 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
On shore
Worth the stop
- Split Rock Lighthouse0.6 mi · lighthouse
- Gooseberry Falls State Park7.0 mi · park
- North Shore Scenic Drive — Highway 6119 mi · drive
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Madeira (ship), 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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