Floretta (1868)The wreck is mostly intact, with three anchors at the bow.
| Pictures: |  | | Other Names: | none | | Vessel Specifications: | 134x26x11, 296g | | Type of Vessel: | Two-Masted Schooner | | Depth to Deck: | 170 ft (52m) | | Depth to Bottom: | 180 ft (55m) | | How it Sunk: | Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep 1858
GONE DOWN WITH HER LOAD
Milwaukee, September 18. - The schooner Floretta, of Chicago, loaded with iron ore,
sprang a leak off Manitowoc early this morning and was abandoned by the crew. The
vessel sank shortly afterward. Capt. Marshall and crew left for Chicago this evening.
The Floretta was a boat of 320 tons, built at Detroit by Stupinsky in 1867; was owned
by Taylor, of Chicago; valued for insurance purposes at $8,000, and was rated A2. | | Date of Loss: | 1885, Sep 18 | | Place of Loss: | 15 mi off Manitowoc WI | | Lives Loss: | none | | References: | Shipwreck File by Dave Swayze | |
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