Noquebay

Noquebay,loaded withlumber.
History
Name	Noquebay
Owner	T.H. Madden, ofBay City,Michigan
Port of registry	United States
Builder	Built inTrenton,Michigan, in 1872
Launched	1872
Fate	Burned October 9, 1905
Status	The burned wreckage remains at the bottom of Julian Bay offStockton Island.
Notes	Location:46°55.568′N90°32.717′W
General characteristics
Type	Originally built as aschooner,later converted into a towablebarge
Tonnage	684 tons
Length	205 feet (62 m)
Propulsion	none
Noquebay(Schooner-Barge) Shipwreck Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	La Pointe, Wisconsin
NRHP referenceNo.	92000593
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1992

Noquebaywas a woodenschooner bargethat sank inLake SuperiorinChequamegon BayoffStockton Island.The wreck site was added to theNational Register of Historic Placesin 1992.

History

Noquebaywas built in 1872.Although originally built as a schooner, she later was modified for use as a towablebargefor haulinglumber.Noquebay,along with another ship namedMautenee,was towed by thesteamshipLizzie Madden.T. H. Madden, operator of the Madden Company, owned all three vessels.

On October 3, 1905, the Comstock and Wilcox Company ofAshland,Wisconsin,loadedNoquebaywith 600,000board-feetofhemlock lumber.There she waited six days forMauteneeandLizzie Maddento return fromDuluth,Minnesota.On the morning of October 9, the three vessels pulled away from nearbyBayfield,Wisconsin, heading toBuffalo,New York,to deliver their cargo. Shortly after their departure, a fire was discovered aboardNoquebay.The fire apparently started in the compartment containing thedonkey boiler.

Because the fire was too severe to extinguish, the crew threw some cargo overboard to save it, and jumped from the burning ship. All of them climbed safely aboardLizzie Madden.There was nothingLizzie Maddencould do but abandon the burning ship and continue on the journey towingMautenee.When they reached theSoo LocksatSault Ste. Marie,Michigan, they wired ahead to Buffalo, then contacted Ashland with the news.

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