Clifton
|
|||||||||||||||
|
The
steamer Clifton was built in 1892 at American Stell
Barge Company in Superior, Wisonsin. She was built for
transportation of iron ore and had a special design just
for this task. After three decades of service she
disappeared together with 26 men under a journey from
Sturgeon Bay loaded with ore 21.September 1924. The
wreck was found by
the known wreck hunter David Trotter who had searched
for the wreck for many years in the summer 2016. The
wreck rest today on a depth of approx 50 meter. Also see
the wreck of Detroit,
also found by Trotter.
|
|||||||||||||||
 Picture: Clifton Courtesy of Door County Museum "On Sept. 24, 2016, Trotter
and his dive team decided they wanted to make a quick
dive on the target they discovered three months prior.
When the divers surfaced, Trotter happened to be
videotaping, and one of the divers said, “Dave, there’s
a whaleback down there" Trotter responded by saying,
“You have to be kidding me; that has to be
the Clifton!”
|
|||||||||||||||