SS Copenhagen (1898)

SS *Copenhagen*
History
United Kingdom
Owner	Glasgow Shipowners Company
Builder	Priestman, Southwick
Launched	24 February 1898
Fate	Sank 1900
General characteristics
Tonnage	3,297 GRT
Length	325 ft (99 m)
Beam	47 ft (14 m)
Depth	25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Installed power	3 × triple expansion steam engines
Propulsion	Single screw
Sail plan	Schooner rig
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Complement	26
	SS Copenhagen
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve No. 5
Location	Broward County, Florida, US
Nearest city	Pompano Beach, Florida
Coordinates	26°12′20″N 80°05′06.46″W / 26.20556°N 80.0851278°WCoordinates: 26°12′20″N 80°05′06.46″W / 26.20556°N 80.0851278°W
NRHP reference No.	01000532
FUAP No.	5
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	31 May 2001
Designated FUAP	1994

SS Copenhagen is a shipwreck off the town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States.^[2] The single screw steamer was built in Sunderland, England in 1898, sinking in 1900.^[3] Located on the Pompano Dropoff reef south of Hillsboro Inlet, it became the fifth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 1994.^[4]^{[page needed]} There is a plaque noting this distinction south of the wreck.^[5] This was followed on 31 May 2001 with its addition to the US National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

References[]

^ "National Register Information System – SS Copenhagen (#01000532)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
^ "SS Copenhagen". rob-robson.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b Scott-Ireton, Della; Mattick, Barbara E. (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: SS Copenhagen" (pdf). National Park Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)"Accompanying 5 photos, from 1900, 1993 and 1994" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory.
^ Barnette, Michael C. (2003). Shipwrecks of the Sunshine State: Florida's Submerged History. Association of Underwater Explorers. ISBN 0-9743036-0-7.
^ Barnette, Michael C. "SS Copenhagen". uwex.us. Association of Underwater Explorers. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008.

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v t Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1900
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