Lake Name: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck Name: Floretta (1868)
Vessel Type: Two-Masted Schooner
Location: Sheboygan, WI
Vessel Build Info: 1868, John Stupinsky, Detroit
Shipwreck Specs: 134x26x11, 296g
Official Number:
Names Other: none

Sinking Detail
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.
Loss Date: 9/18/1885
Loss Place: 15 mi off Manitowoc WI
Loss Life: none
Loss Reason: Storm
Vessel Cargo: Iron Ore

Shipwreck Description
The wreck is mostly intact, with three anchors at the bow.

Dive Type: Technical
Depth Deck(ft): 170 ft
Depth Bottom(ft): 180 ft
Depth Deck(m): 52 m
Depth Bottom(m): 55 m

Additional Info: Floretta (1868) – WI Shipwrecks