SS Florida (1889)
45°17.781′N 83°17.011′W / 45.296350°N 83.283517°W
The Florida c. 1890 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Florida |
| Owner | Peter P. Miller |
| Builder | Robert Mills & Company |
| Launched | April 25, 1889 |
| In service | May 25, 1889 |
| Out of service | May 21, 1897 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #120753 |
| Fate | Sank in a collision with the George W. Roby |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 270.3 ft (82.4 m) |
| Beam | 40.2 ft (12.3 m) |
| Depth | 15.4 ft (4.7 m) |
| Installed power | Steam |
SS Florida was a wooden-hulled Great Lakes freighter that served on the Great Lakes from her construction in 1889, to her sinking in May 1897 when she collided with the larger wooden hulled freighter George W. Roby. Her wreck was located in July 1994, in 206 feet (63 m) of water almost completely intact, save for her stern.