|
Underwater Minnesota |
|
Hesper |
|
The Hesper was a wooden-hulled, single propeller freight-carrying steamship which towed schooner-barges. The steamer was built for the Bradley Transportation Company of Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1890s and was launched at the Ship Owners Dry Dock Company at the Radcliffe Yard in Cleveland on June 28, 1890.
The Hesper was a double-decked bulk freighter measuring 250 feet in length and rated for about 2,700 tons capacity.
It sunk in 1905 during a spring storm that smashed it against the reef on the southwest side of Silver Bay harbor.
|
Wreck Summary |
|
Location : 47o 16.25' N 91o 16.30' W Depth : 40 — 60 feet |
|
The rudder of the Hesper |
