METEOR (Whaleback carrier)

NW tip of Barkers Island, Superior, Wisconsin. County/parish: Douglas.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 09, 1974. NRIS 74000081.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Frank Rockefeller

From Wikipedia:

SS Meteor (1896)

SS Meteor is the sole surviving ship of the unconventional "whaleback" design. The design, created by Scottish captain Alexander McDougall, enabled her to carry a maximum amount of cargo with a minimum of draft. Meteor was built in 1896 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States, and, with a number of modifications, sailed until 1969. She is now a museum ship in the city of her construction.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106780832

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