Manistee (shipwreck)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Manistee |
| Namesake: | Manistee, Michigan |
| Owner: | |
| Port of registry: |
 United States |
| Builder: | E. M. Peck, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Laid down: | 1867 |
| Launched: | 1867 |
| Fate: | Disappeared November 10, 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Packet Steamer |
| Tonnage: | 677 gross tonnage |
| Length: | 154 feet (47 m), later extended to 184 feet (56 m) |
| Crew: | About 23 |
Manistee was a packet steamer that disappeared on Lake Superior on November 10, 1883. She was presumed to have sunk, with no surviving crew or passengers. The cause remains a mystery, and her wreckage has not been found.
Manistee was built in 1867 by E. M. Peck Shipbuilders, of Cleveland, Ohio. Originally, she measured 154 feet (46.9 meters) in length, but she was later lengthened to 184 feet (56.1 meters), and she was rated at 677 gross tons.
Originally, the vessel was operated by the Engelman Line and carried cargo and passengers between her home port of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and her namesake city, Manistee, Michigan. In 1872, the ship came to Duluth, Minnesota, and she eventually was put in service for the Leopold and Austrian Line, her final owners.
The long and interesting career of Manistee came to an end on an autumn Saturday in 1883, when the ship left Duluth for Ontonagon, Michigan. The 400 tons of cargo included items such as flour, mill goods, furniture, and general merchandise. Shortly after she left Duluth, a violent northwest gale developed on the western portion of Lake Superior. Her captain, John McKay, decided to seek temporary shelter near Bayfield, Wisconsin, until the winds subsided. The storm lasted for four days. On the fifth day of his Bayfield stay, McKay decided to venture back out towards Ontanagon. However, this proved to be a mistake, as the ship disappeared somewhere near the Apostle Islands after leaving Bayfield.
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