The SS Atlanta was a wooden hulled Great Lakes steamer that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, United States, after a failed attempt of her being towed to shore ultimately killing 5 out of her 7 crew members on board.
Her wreckage still remains at the bottom of the lake, and on November 6, 2017, the wreck of the Atlanta was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The new boilers were located further forward inside the hull, this brought the stern 20 inches (51 cm) out of the water.
[5] The fish tug Tessler spotted the burning Atlanta and went to assist the people on board.
[5] Eventually all the people climbed aboard the Tessler; later all the passengers and crew were transferred to the steamer Georgian which took them back to Sheboygan.
[5] The remains of the Atlanta lie in 17 feet (5.2 m) of water on the sandy bottom of Lake Michigan.
The inside of her hull is filled remnants of piping, bits of her plumbing, electricity, propulsion machinery and various pieces of warped metal.
[6] In 2016 students from the East Carolina University worked with the Wisconsin Historical Society to document, and survey her wreck.