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Gordon Bellrichard identifies the Rouse Simmons wreck near Two Rivers

Also Rouse Simmons wreck discovered near Two Rivers 1971 · Christmas Tree Ship wreck discovery 1971

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TypeEvent
Date1971-10
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1971-10
Kind
Observation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshipwreckshistoryscience

Summary

The December 2012 Beaver Beacon reports that Gordon Bellrichard identified the Rouse Simmons wreck during a late-October 1971 sonar and scuba survey off Two Rivers, Wisconsin, while searching for the Vernon.

Evidence limits

The source is a later retrospective and places the wreck off Two Rivers. It does not provide a modern archaeological survey or coordinate record here.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 2012, "The Christmas Tree Ship — a century later."
    Reports Gordon Bellrichard's late-October 1971 sonar search and dive off Two Rivers, where he identified the wreck of the Rouse Simmons rather than the Vernon he had sought. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held December issue scan confirms the wreck-discovery retrospective.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Gordon Bellrichard identifies the Rouse Simmons wreck near Two Rivers”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rouse-simmons-wreck-discovery-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2012, "The Christmas Tree Ship — a century later." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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