SS Frank O'Connor
SS Frank O'Connor was a bulk carrier that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of North Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, United States. In 1994 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

History
Originally called the City of Naples, the Frank O'Connor was built in West Bay City, Michigan in 1892. The vessel was renamed in 1916.

On September 29, 1919, Frank O'Connor left Buffalo, New York en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin carrying 3,000 tons of coal. Three days later, she passed through the Straits of Mackinac and was expected to make port ahead of schedule. On October 3 at 4:00 p.m., a fire broke out in the bow. Roughly an hour later, the ship's steering gear was destroyed by the fire, leaving it drifting in the water about two miles off the coast of Cana Island. The keeper of the Cana Island Light had noticed the burning vessel from land and, along with his assistant, was able to tow the O'Connors crew on their lifeboats to shore. A portion of the Frank O'Connors cargo was later recovered, but the ship itself remained lost.

Despite the fire, most of Frank O'Connors machinery remained intact and upright, making it a popular archaeological and recreational site. The ship is owned by the State of Wisconsin and the site is managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.  She lies in  of water about  off Cana Island.

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1892 ships
Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan
Shipwrecks of the Wisconsin coast
Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Door County, Wisconsin
Maritime incidents in 1919
Ships built by James Davidson
Great Lakes freighters
Wreck diving sites in the United States