Northerner (shipwreck)

History
United States
NameNortherner
Operator
  • Russell Disbrow
  • Andreas Ryerson
  • (see footnote 1)
BuilderJohn Oades
Completed1850
FateSank 29 November 1868
General characteristics
Class & typeSchooner
Length81 ft.
Beam18.9 ft.
Northerner
LocationOne mile off Port Washington, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°18′53″N 87°49′27″W / 43.31472°N 87.82417°W / 43.31472; -87.82417
Built1850
MPSGreat Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No.10001005
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2010

Northerner was an 81-foot-long (24.7-meter-long), two-masted schooner. She sank in Lake Michigan on November 29, 1868, five miles southeast of Port Washington, Wisconsin, United States. The bottom of the ship lies under 130 feet (40 meters) of water.