The SS Atlanta was a wooden-hulled Great Lakes steamer built in 1891 by the Cleveland Dry Dock Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Designed as a passenger and package freight vessel, she measured approximately 220 feet in length overall, with a length of 200 feet between perpendiculars. Her hull was 32.2 feet wide and 22.6 feet deep, and she had a gross tonnage of 1,129.17 tons and a net tonnage of 958.06 tons. Power was provided by a 900-horsepower fore and aft compound steam engine, fueled by two Scotch marine boilers. Launched on April 25, 1891, the Atlanta served primarily on Lake Michigan, making regular trips between Chicago, Muskegon, and Grand Haven during the shipping season from March to December. She was later assigned to Wisconsin's winter fleet, visiting ports from Chicago to Green Bay and Marinette. In 1895, her boilers were replaced with new ones positioned further forward, which shifted her stern 20 inches out of the water, and her afterbody was widened. A notable incident occurred on March 18, 1906, when the Atlanta, carrying 65 passengers from Sheboygan to Milwaukee, caught fire in her cargo hold about 14 miles south of Sheboygan. Despite efforts to extinguish the fire, it proved uncontrollable, forcing the crew and passengers to abandon ship into lifeboats, with assistance from nearby vessels. The fire resulted in the loss of one crew member, deckhand Michael Hickey, who fell overboard during the rescue. The Atlanta was eventually left to burn to the waterline, with her cargo and vessel valued at around $200,000. In 1920, her wreck was salvaged by the Leathem & Smith Towing and Wrecking Company, who recovered machinery and cargo; her boilers were later repurposed in other vessels. Today, the wreck lies in 17 feet of water near Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. The remains are largely intact, with visible structural elements such as diagonal bracing, hogging trusses, and machinery parts. Her wreck site is part of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, and her remains serve as an important maritime archaeological site. The Atlanta was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, emphasizing her historical significance on the Great Lakes.

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