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
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
NRHP reference No.	01000532[1]
FUAP No.	5
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	31 May 2001
Designated FUAP	1994

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.

External links

• Museums in the Sea SS Copenhagen
  • "SS Copenhagen Underwater Archaeological Preserve Lauderdale By The Sea, Florida" (pdf).
  • "Exploring the Copenhagen State Underwater Archaeological Preserve" (pdf).
• Broward County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• SS Copenhagen at Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves
• SS Copenhagen at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2007) at Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 May 2009)