SS Copenhagen (1898)

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] 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]

SS Copenhagen
History
Scotland
Owner: Glasgow Shipowners Company
Launched: 22 February 1898
Fate: Sank 1900
General characteristics
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
LocationBroward County, Florida, US
Nearest cityPompano Beach, Florida
Coordinates26°12′20″N 80°05′06.46″W
NRHP reference No.01000532[1]
FUAP No.5
Significant dates
Added to NRHP31 May 2001
Designated FUAP1994

References
  1. "National Register Information System – SS Copenhagen (#01000532)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  2. "SS Copenhagen". rob-robson.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. Barnette, Michael C. (2003). Shipwrecks of the Sunshine State: Florida's Submerged History. Association of Underwater Explorers. ISBN 0-9743036-0-7.
  5. Barnette, Michael C. "SS Copenhagen". uwex.us. Association of Underwater Explorers. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008.


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