USS Puritan (ID-2222)
SS Puritan prior to World War I | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | SS Puritan |
| Builder | |
| Christened | SS Puritan |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Acquired | April 1918 (U.S. Navy) |
| Commissioned | 20 November 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 1919 |
| Renamed | George M. Cox |
| Fate | Sunk 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Commercial steamship |
| Displacement | 1,762 tons |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 40.5 ft (12.3 m) |
| Speed | 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) |
GEORGE M. COX | |
Diving the wreckage | |
| Location | Near Rock of Ages Light, Isle Royale National Park Michigan |
| Coordinates | 47°51.462′N 89°19.385′W / 47.857700°N 89.323083°W |
| Area | 206.6 acres (83.6 ha) |
| MPS | Shipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001749 |
| Added to NRHP | 14 June 1984 |
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USS Puritan, a civilian transport built by Craig Shipbuilding Company in Toledo, Ohio, was launched in 1901, and lengthened by 26 ft (7.9 m) in 1908. The ship sailed on the Great Lakes in passenger service, was purchased by the U.S. Navy at the end of the war, and returned to passenger service after the war. The ship sank in 1933 near Isle Royale in Lake Superior, and its wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.