SS Copenhagen (1898)

SS Copenhagen

History
Scotland
Owner:	Glasgow Shipowners Company, Ltd.
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 #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 #	01000532
FUAP #	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.^[1] The single screw steamer was built in Sunderland, England in 1898, sinking in 1900. Located on the Pompano Dropoff reef south of Hillsboro Inlet, it became the fifth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 1994.^[2] There is a plaque noting this distinction south of the wreck.^[3] This was followed on 31 May 2001 with its addition to the US National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

References

1. "SS Copenhagen". rob-robson.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
2. Barnette, Michael C. (2003). Shipwrecks of the sunshine state: Florida's submerged history. Association of Underwater Explorers. ISBN 0-9743036-0-7.
3. Barnette, Michael C. "SS Copenhagen". Association of Underwater Explorers. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-06.

• "SS Copenhagen Underwater Archaeological Preserve Lauderdale By The Sea, Florida" (pdf). museumsinthesea.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
• "Exploring the Copenhagen State Underwater Archaeological Preserve" (pdf). museumsinthesea.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
• Broward County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• SS Copenhagen at Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves
• SS Copenhagen at Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog
• Museums in the Sea SS Copenhagen