Moonlight (ship)

46°49.939′N 90°22.703′W / 46.832317°N 90.378383°W / 46.832317; -90.378383

History
NameMoonlight
OwnerWilliam Mack (first owner) Joseph C. Gilchrest Company (second owner)
Port of registry United States
BuilderWolf and Davidson Company
Laid downSeptember 13, 1903
Launched1874
FateShipwrecked on September 13, 1903
NotesAdded to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 Location: 46°49.939′N 90°22.703′W / 46.832317°N 90.378383°W / 46.832317; -90.378383
General characteristics
TypeSchooner, later converted to a tow barge
Tonnage777 gross tons (738 net tons)
Length206 feet (63 m) long, 35 feet (11 m) wide

The Moonlight was a schooner that sank in Lake Superior off the coast of Michigan Island. The wreckage site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.