National Register of Historic Places

BENJAMIN NOBLE (Shipwreck)

Knife River, Lake County, Minnesota
Listed
September 19, 2007
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
07000984

About this property

The SS Benjamin Noble was a lake freighter that operated on the Great Lakes. Built in 1909 by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, she was 239 feet (73 m) in length and had a beam of 40 feet (12 m). She was built as a "canaller," a vessel designed for use in what were then the dimensions of the Welland Canal, but was converted by her owners for service in the open Great Lakes. Heavily laden and top-heavy with a cargo of railroad rails, she sank in a Lake Superior storm near Knife River, Minnesota, in April 1914 with the loss of all hands. After more than 90 years as a ghost ship, the hulk of the Benjamin Noble was rediscovered in the autumn of 2004. The wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as NRHP site #07000984.

Location

Knife River, Lake County, Minnesota

Categories

COMMERCEENGINEERINGINDUSTRYMARITIME HISTORYTRANSPORTATIONHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was BENJAMIN NOBLE (Shipwreck) listed on the National Register?

BENJAMIN NOBLE (Shipwreck) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 2007.

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BENJAMIN NOBLE (Shipwreck) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for BENJAMIN NOBLE (Shipwreck) is recorded as the industrial era.

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