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| Location: |
South of Pt. Traverse
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Official Name: |
Atlasco |
| GPS: |
- |
Material: |
Wood |
| Access: |
Boat |
Propulsion: |
- |
| Level: |
Intermediate |
Type: |
Propeller |
| Depth: |
43' |
Built: |
1881 |
| Bottom: |
- |
Sunked: |
Augut 17, 1921 |
| Current: |
Low |
Cargo: |
- |
| Hazards: |
Boat traffic |
Dimensions: |
218'x33'x13' |
| Traffic: |
Low |
Position: |
Scattered |
Atlasco
Atlasco Wooden
propeller, 218'x33'x13'. Built in 1881 as a package freighter, she was later converted to a bulk freight barge. On August
17, 1921, she sank in about 43' of water off the south shore of Pt. Traverse in a gale while downbound with a cargo of wire
cable. All hands escaped safely in a lifeboat. View a ship's wheel, rudder, winch, 4 anchors, coils of wire cable etc.
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