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Ship | Ship type | Build date | Sunk date | Depth | Fate | Coordinates | Image |
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Adriatic | Wooden schooner barge | 1889 | 1927 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | Abandoned in 1927 and tied up to an abandoned dock in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, burned to the waterline and sank in 1934.[2][3] | 44.836722°N 87.383444°W | |
Advance | Wooden schooner | 1853 | 1885 | 85 feet (26 m) | On September 8, 1885 while bound from Ahnapee, Wisconsin for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of wood bark, Advance ran into a storm, capsized and sank off Sheboygan, Wisconsin, killing five of her six crew.[4][5] | 43.611833°N 87.716217°W | |
Advance | Wooden schooner barge | 1871 | 1921 | 8 feet (2.4 m) | On October 19, 1921 while lightening the load of coal of the stranded steamer Frank Billings, a wind picked up, causing Advance to leak badly. Eventually, the captain of the salvage tug opted to cut Advance loose. She eventually sank, and was abandoned. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[6][7][8] | 44.863383°N 87.49695°W | |
Algoma | Wooden dredge | 1918 | 1919 | 85 feet (26 m) | On November 18, 1919 while being towed by the tug Arctic, Algoma encountered a storm which capsized and and sank her off Cleveland, Wisconsin.[9] | 43.891967°N 87.671683°W | |
Alice E. Wilds | Wooden steam barge | 1883 | 1892 | 300 feet (91 m) | On June 12, 1892 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Escanaba, Michigan with a cargo of lumber, Alive E. Wilds encountered a thick fog and was rammed and sunk by the steamer Douglas off Milwaukee, Wisconsin without loss of life. Wreck located in 2015.[10][11] | 43.109951°N 87.428148°W | |
Alleghany | Wooden passenger and package freighter | 1849 | 1855 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | In late October 1855 Alleghany was driven ashore near Milwaukee, Wisconsin by a powerful gale, with no known loss of life.[12][13] | 42.986°N 87.8628°W | |
America | Wooden schooner | 1873 | 1880 | 120 feet (37 m) | On September 28, 1880 while heading from Chicago, Illinois for Escanaba, Michigan to collect a load of iron ore, America ran across the towline of a scow schooner, which ripped a hole in her bow and caused her to sink into shallow water. On October 6, 1880 salvage crews arrived with hopes of salvaging her. The salvage tugs Winslow and Gagnon managed to tow her for some time, before she sank into deep water. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[14][15][16] | 44.350232°N 87.415667°W | |
Annie Dall | Wooden schooner | 1848 | 1898 | 5 feet (1.5 m)[17] | On October 18, 1898 while loaded with lumber, Annie Dall was anchored at a pier in Jacksonport, Wisconsin, when she was thrown onto a beach and went to pieces. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[18][19][20] | 44.973517°N 87.1813°W | |
A.P. Nichols | Wooden schooner | 1861 | 1892 | 35 feet (11 m) | On October 28, 1892 A.P. Nichols was bound from Chicago, Illinois for Escanaba, Michigan with no cargo, when she encountered a storm. She dropped anchor off Plum Island, but drifted toward Pilot Island and wrecked. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[21][22][23] | 45.285333°N 86.918183°W | |
Appomattox | Wooden bulk freighter | 1896 | 1905 | 20 feet (6.1 m) | On November 2, 1905 Appomattox and her tow barge Santiago were loaded with coal and heading south alongside the western shore of Lake Michigan when they encountered a combination of thick fog and thick industrial smoke. Because of the fog and smoke obscured the range lights in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the vessels came too close to the shore and ran aground off Shorewood, Wisconsin. While Santiago was quickly freed, but the damage to Appomattox was severe and she was quickly abandoned. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[24][25][26] | 43.093611°N 87.866111°W | |
Arctic | Wooden tug | 1881 | 1930 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | Dismantled, beached and abandoned north of Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1930. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[27][28][29] | 44.11405°N 87.63115°W | |
Atlanta | Wooden passenger and package freighter | 1891 | 1906 | 17 feet (5.2 m) | On March 18, 1906 while bound from Sheboygan, Wisconsin for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with 65 passengers porcelain, enamelware, metal ware, leather, and wooden furniture on board, Atlanta caught fire and burned to the waterline off Cedar Grove, Wisconsin with one life lost. In 1920, Atlanta's engine and boilers were recovered and were used in another steamer. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[30][31][32] | 43.570883°N 87.7827°W | |
Australasia | Wooden bulk freighter | 1884 | 1896 | 20 feet (6.1 m) | On October 17, 1896 while bound from Lake Erie for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of soft coal, Australasia's crew discovered a fire beneath the Texas deck on her main deck. The crew attempted to put the fire out, but failed, and abandoned Australasia after they reached Jacksonport, Wisconsin. The next day, the tug John Leathem found Australasia, which was still on fire. The crew of John Leathem decided to tow Australasia ashore, but the hawser connecting them kept burning through; that same day, the crew of John Leathem gave up trying to save her, and instead dragged her onto a beach and scuttled her by ramming a hole into her side with John Leathem's bow. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[33][34][35] | 44.9222°N 87.187°W | |
Boaz | Wooden schooner | 1869 | 1900 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | On November 11, 1900 while heading from Pierpont, Michigan for Racine, Wisconsin with a cargo of elm lumber, Boaz encountered a storm and began to leak; her crew eventually sailed her to North Bay, where her crew set her anchors and escaped in lifeboats and were picked up by the steamer Two Myrtles the following morning; Two Myrtles's crew cut Boaz's anchors, towed her into North Bay where she sank.[36][37] | 45.139117°N 87.051317°W | |
Byron | Wooden schooner | c. 1849 | 1867 | 135 feet (41 m) | On May 8, 1867 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Manitowoc, Wisconsin with a cargo of salt and general freight, Byron was rammed and sunk by the schooner Canton off Oostburg, Wisconsin. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[38][39][40] | 43.604833°N 87.688167°W | |
Carrington | Wooden schooner | 1853 | 1870 | 57 feet (17 m) | On October 29, 1870 Carrington left Green Bay, Wisconsin with a cargo of pig iron and shingles bound for Chicago, Illinois. On October 30, 1870 Carrington struck a reef near Hat Island, after the captain mistook the lighthouse on the island for the Green Island Light on Green Island. Eventually, Carrington began to leak badly due to damage she received from the grounding; eventually, the dire situation prompted for the crew to leave in a lifeboat, and sail to Menominee, Michigan. The following morning, Carrington's crew arrived at the wreck site, and found that Carrington had broken in half, and was beyond repair.[41][42] | 45.093°N 87.322167°W | |
Cecelia | Wooden schooner | 1868 | 1885 | 6 feet (1.8 m) | On September 8, 1885 Cecelia was loading lumber Reynold's pier at Jacksonport, Wisconsin, when a storm caused her to head offshore and anchor to weather out the storm. But due to the strength of the storm, her anchors dragged and she was thrown onto the beach, where she was dashed to pieces. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[43][18][44] | 44.97675°N 87.181233°W | |
Cherubusco | Wooden bark | 1848 | 1872 | 8 feet (2.4 m) | Became waterlogged on November 18, 1872 near North Bay, Wisconsin, was beached and abandoned.[45][46] | 45.14165°N 87.061983°W | |
Christina Nilsson | Wooden schooner | 1871 | 1884 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | On October 23, 1884 Christina Nilsson was bound from Escanaba, Michigan with a load of pig iron bound for Chicago, Illinois, when she ran into a blizzard. Her captain attempted to make port in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, but Christina Nilsson struck a reef and sank. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[47][48][49] | 45.056389°N 87.097778°W | |
City of Glasgow | Wooden barge | 1891 | 1917 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | On October 6, 1917 City of Glasgow was being towed by the tug John Hunsader (which was also towing the barge Adriatic) toward Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin when the three vessels were struck by a strong wind. The towline connecting John Hunsader with City of Glasgow and Adriatic broke. City of Glasgow and Adriatic were still connected, when Adriatic anchored to try to ride out the storm. The following morning, both vessels ran aground near Lilly Bay. Adriatic was eventually freed, but City of Glasgow was left where she lay.[50][51] | 44.83865°N 87.270967°W | |
City of Grand Haven | Wooden schooner | 1872 | 1937 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | Stripped and moored at a slip in Marinette, Wisconsin in 1932, abandoned and sank in 1937.[52][53] | 45.094933°N 87.608283°W | |
Continental | Wooden bulk freighter | 1882 | 1904 | 14 feet (4.3 m) | On December 12-13, 1904 while on her way from St. Ignace, Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin for repairs, Continental ran into a snowstorm which caused her to misjudge her course and run aground on a sandbar on Rawley Point near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. There were attempts to free her, all of which were futile. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[54][55][56] | 44.2305°N 87.508667°W | |
Dan Hayes | Wooden scow schooner | 1868 | 1904 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | On August 6, 1904 Dan Hayes left Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, under tow of the tug Duncan City, with a cargo of dolomite bound for Menominee, Michigan. Soon after setting off, the crew of Duncan City realized that Dan Hayes was leaking badly; so badly in fact that, Duncan City decided to beach Dan Hayes on the shore and let her sink.[57][58] | 44.895567°N 87.393067°W | |
Daniel Lyons | Wooden schooner | 1873 | 1878 | 110 feet (34 m) | On October 17, 1878 Daniel Lyons left Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of wheat bound for Black Rock, New York. The following day, October 18, the crew of Daniel Lyons spotted the running lights of the schooner Kate Gillett, which was bound for Chicago with a load of fence posts from Cedar River, Michigan. The crew of Daniel Lyons saw Kate Gillett turn a few times, but her intentions remained unclear. After a few minutes, a collision seemed inevitable; Kate Gillett eventually struck Daniel Lyons on her starboard side, nearly cutting her in two and sinking her. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[59][60][61] | 44.6725°N 87.295278°W | |
Ebenezer | Wooden schooner | 1863 | 1880 | 14 feet (4.3 m) | On October 15, 1880 Ebenezer was anchored near Mud Bay, Wisconsin when she was hit full force by the Alpena Gale. The next day, Ebenezer was thrown onto the rocks and sank in Moonlight Bay.[62][63] | 45.08785°N 87.092817°W | |
Edward E. Gillen | Steel tug | 1908 | 1981 | 75 feet (23 m) | On June 3, 1981 Edward E. Gillen conducting cable-testing exercises with the coast guard icebreaker USCGC Westwind, which involved stretching a cable between Edward E. Gillen and Westwind. As Westwind began to move, she pulled Edward E. Gillen's stern underwater, causing her to capsize and sink off Milwaukee, Wisconsin without loss of life.[64][65] | 43.02755°N 87.8187°W | |
Ella Ellinwood | Wooden schooner | 1870 | 1901 | 12 feet (3.7 m) | On September 29, 1901 while bound from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of wood bark, Ella Ellinwood ran aground near Port Washington, Wisconsin due to a forest fire.[66][67] | 43.356522°N 87.872441°W | |
Ellen Couture | Wooden schooner | Unknown | 1885 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | On August 4, 1885 while loaded with lumber, Ellen Couture ran ashore and broke up near Egg Harbor, Wisconsin.[68] | 45.0149°N 87.334017°W | |
E.M.B.A. | Wooden schooner barge | 1890 | 1933 | 170 feet (52 m) | Stripped of machinery, towed out into Lake Michigan and scuttled off Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1933. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[69][70] | 43.065093°N 87.749585°W | |
Emeline | Wooden schooner | 1864 | 1896 | 19 feet (5.8 m) | On August 8, 1896 Emeline was bound from Charlevoix, Michigan for Kenosha, Wisconsin with a cargo of tamarack bark, when she was hit by a squall off Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, when she capsized, righted herself, and capsized again; all of her crew managed to row to safety. The next day, the tug Sydney Smith located Emeline and tried to right her, but this was not successful. Sydney Smith eventually towed Emeline into Baileys Harbor, and by August 22, 1896 she had sunk to the bottom of the lake.[71][72][73] | 45.068383°N 87.1185°W | |
Empire State | Wooden barge | 1862 | 1931 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | Sunk in 1916 to be used as an extension to an already existing dock, burned to the waterline and abandoned in 1931. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[74][75][76] | 44.8419°N 87.39555°W | |
Erie L. Hackley | Wooden excursion steamer | 1882 | 1903 | 110 feet (34 m) | On October 3, 1903 Erie L. Hackley was bound from Menominee, Michigan with nineteen people on board bound for Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, when she was struck by a violent squall. Soon, the water began to crash onto Erie L. Hackley's deck, sweeping people off the deck and tearing her pilothouse off. eventually, Erie L. Hackley sank, taking the lives of eleven of her nineteen passengers. The survivors were picked up by the paddle steamer Sheboygan.[77][78] | 45.061833°N 87.456167°W | |
Evra Fuller | Wooden schooner | 1873 | 1893 | 35 feet (11 m) | On October 13, 1893 while loaded with lumber bound for Chicago, Illinois, Evra Fuller ran aground on Racine Reef off Racine, Wisconsin and broke up.[79][80] | 42.732033°N 87.766117°W | |
Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge No.6 | Steel dredge | 1912 | 1956 | 75 feet (23 m) | On May 23, 1956 while dredging off Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge No.6 encountered heavy winds; the tug E. James Fucik decided to to tow Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge No.6 to safety in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Eventually Fitz Simons & Connell Dredge No.6 began to take on water and list. Soon afterwards she capsized and sank off Cudahy, Wisconsin.[81] | 42.968433°N 87.786817°W | |
Fleetwing | Wooden schooner | 1867 | 1888 | 25 feet (7.6 m) | On September 26, 1888 Fleetwing was heading from Menominee, Michigan for Chicago, Illinois. As she approached Death's Door, a gale began to blow; later that day, Fleetwing struck a reef, shearing off one of her masts and sank. Later, there were salvage attempts, all of which failed. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[82][83][84] | 45.2875°N 87.049833°W | |
Floretta | Wooden schooner | 1868 | 1885 | 180 feet (55 m) | On September 18, 1885 while bound from Escanaba, Michigan for Chicago, Illinois with a load of iron ore, Floretta encountered heavy seas, sprang a serious leak and sank without loss of life. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[85][86][87] | 43.953993°N 87.536679°W | |
Forest | Wooden scow schooner | 1857 | 1891 | 30 feet (9.1 m) | On October 28, 1891 Forest was bound from Chicago, Illinois for Garden, Michigan in Big Bay de Noc, when she stranded on a reef near Pilot Island. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[21][88][89] | 45.28485°N 86.91755°W | |
Francis Hinton | Wooden steam barge | 1889 | 1909 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | On November 16, 1909 while bound from Manistique, Michigan for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of lumber, Francis Hinton encountered a gale; shortly afterwards, her crew discovered she was leaking water and attempted to sail her to Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The water leaking into her hull eventually extinguished her boilers, leaving Francis Hinton immobile. Her crew dropped her anchor, but the large waves kept on pounding her hull and letting water in. Eventually, her captain ordered her anchor line cut, and she drifted ashore. Francis Hinton's crew eventually made it ashore in a lifeboat. Shortly afterward, Francis Hinton beached in Maritime Bay a couple of miles later and eventually broke up. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[90][91][92] | 44.111167°N 87.631267°W | |
Frank O'Connor | Wooden bulk freighter | 1892 | 1919 | 70 feet (21 m) | On September 29, 1919 Frank O'Connor left Buffalo, New York with a cargo of coal bound for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On October 3, 1919 while sailing a few miles off Door County, Wisconsin, a fire broke out in Frank O'Connor's bow. The crew tried to steer her closer to shore, but after a few hours, her steering gear burned away, leaving Frank O'Connor and her crew stranded off Cana Island. Eventually, Frank O'Connor's crew abandoned her in the lifeboats, and were picked up by the keepers of the Cana Island Light. Frank O'Connor was observed burning throughout before she finally sank. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[93][94][95] | 45.1145°N 87.012167°W | |
Gallinipper | Wooden schooner | 1832 | 1851 | 210 feet (64 m) | On July 7, 1851 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Bay de Noque, Michigan where she would pick up a cargo of lumber, Gallinipper ran into a storm between Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Sheboygan, Wisconsin, capsized, righted herself, capsized again and sank. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[96][97][98] | 43.912986°N 87.484484°W | |
Grace A. Channon | Wooden schooner | 1873 | 1877 | 205 feet (62 m) | On August 2, 1877 while bound for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of coal, Grace A. Channon was rammed and sunk by the steamer Favorite off South Milwaukee, Wisconsin with the loss of one life. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[99][100][101] | 42.9295°N 87.602°W | |
Granite State | Wooden steam barge | 1852 | 1881 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | On September 29, 1881 Granite State was towing three log rafts from St. Joseph Island, Ontario to Chicago, Illinois, when she ran aground on a reef off Black River in the Straits of Mackinac. After cutting the rafts loose, and jettisoning part of her load, she was able to free herself and continue her journey. However, on October 3, 1881 Granite State began leaking badly, and was forced to beach near Clay Banks, Wisconsin. There were attempts to free Granite State, all of which were futile.[102][103] | 44.699533°N 87.352417°W | |
Grape Shot | Wooden schooner | 1855 | 1867 | 8 feet (2.4 m) | Ran aground and sank on Plum Island in a gale in late November 1867. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[104][105][106] | 45.324422°N 86.967096°W | |
Helvetia | Wooden schooner barge | 1873 | 1921 | 165 feet (50 m) | On September 10, 1921 Helvetia was towed out into Lake Michigan from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, was set on fire, burned to the waterline and sank.[107][108] | 43.790333°N 87.607167°W | |
Henry Gust | Wooden fish tug | 1893 | 1935 | 80 feet (24 m) | In August 1935 Henry Gust was stripped of her brass components and towed out into Lake Michigan from Two Rivers, Wisconsin to be scuttled due to her being old and expensive to maintain; she was set on fire, but this didn't work and she ended up sinking when the Two Rivers Coast Guard decided to ram her.[109][110] | 44.144317°N 87.49135°W | |
Hetty Taylor | Wooden schooner | 1874 | 1880 | 105 feet (32 m) | On August 26, 1880 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Escanaba, Michigan without cargo, Hetty Taylor ran into a squall, capsized and sank off Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[111][112][113] | 43.683333°N 87.654722°W | |
Hiram R. Bond | Wooden steam dredge | 1888 | 1905 | 20 feet (6.1 m)[1] | On May 29, 1905 while heading back to Milwaukee, Wisconsin loaded with sand, Hiram R. Bond was rammed and sunk by the car ferry Pere Marquette 20. without loss of life. Wreck located in 2003.ref>"Hiram R. Bond (1888)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved June 3, 2020.</ref>[114] | 43.015533°N 87.86965°W | |
H.M. Scove | Wooden schooner | 1873 | 1891 | 12 feet (3.7 m) | On December 4, 1891 while loaded with a load of lumber bound from Pine Lake, Wisconsin for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when a storm blew her onto a reef between Plum Island and Detroit Island.[115][116] | 45.316017°N 86.93745°W | |
Home | Wooden schooner | 1843 | 1858 | 170 feet (52 m) | On October 16, 1858 while bound from Manitowoc, Wisconsin for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of lumber and general merchandise, Home was rammed and sunk by the schooner William Fiske southeast of Manitowoc. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[117][118][119] | 43.947167°N 87.554667°W | |
Ida Corning | Wooden schooner barge | 1881 | 1918 | 6 feet (1.8 m) | Sunk in 1918, burned to the waterline and abandoned in 1931. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[75][120][121] | 44.8416°N 87.39555°W | |
Ida H. Lee | Wooden tug | 1863 | 1874 | 60 feet (18 m) | On April 23, 1874 Ida H. Lee was towing the lumber laden schooner Ida, when Ida rammed Ida H. Lee causing her to capsize and sink off Milwaukee, Wisconsin with the loss of one life.[122][123] | 43.033017°N 87.879167°W | |
Illinois | Wooden schooner | 1848 | 1873 | 1 foot (0.30 m) | On October 29, 1873 while carrying a cargo of lumber bound for Chicago, Illinois, Illinois was thrown ashore by a storm, and sank.[124][125] | 45.031017°N 87.126633°W | |
Iris | Wooden scow schooner | 1866 | 1913 | 5 feet (1.5 m) | Purposely run around on March 5, 1913 in Jackson Harbor, Wisconsin on Washington Island due to leaking and old age. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[126][127][128] | 45.400817°N 86.853325°W | |
Island City | Wooden schooner | 1859 | 1894 | 135 feet (41 m) | On April 7, 1894 while bound from Ludington, Michigan for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of hardwood, Island City ran into a storm and sank near Mequon, Wisconsin with the liss of two of her crew. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[129][130][131] | 43.238333°N 87.845167°W | |
James H. Johnson | Wooden paddle steamer | 1882 | 1895 | 25 feet (7.6 m) | On May 1, 1895 while carrying a cargo of hay and bricks, James H. Johnson ran aground on Horseshoe Reef near Sister Bay, Wisconsin due to low water levels.[132][133] | 45.249702°N 87.177911°W | |
J.E. Gilmore | Wooden schooner | 1867 | 1892 | 55 feet (17 m) | On October 17, 1892 while heading from Chicago, Illinois for Elk Rapids, Michigan without cargo, J.E. Gilmore encountered a storm. While she was sailing off Pilot Island, the wind shifted direction, causing her to run aground on Pilot Island. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[21][134][135] | 45.284862°N 86.917531°W | |
Jennibel | Wooden schooner | 1863 | 1881 | 105 feet (32 m) | On September 17, 1881 while loaded with cordwood and wood bark, Jennibel was capsized by a sudden squall off Plum Island, without loss of life. The tug Gregory came upon Jennibel, and tried to tow her to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin where she could be pumped out. But as they were south of Chambers Island, the weather worsened again, and Jennibel sank.[136][137] | 45.14715°N 87.421467°W | |
J.M. Allmendinger | Wooden steam barge | 1883 | 1895 | 12 feet (3.7 m) | On November 26, 1895 while bound from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of lumber, J.M. Allmendinger encountered a blizzard which blew her off course and caused her to run aground on Fox Point near off Mequon, Wisconsin. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[138][139][140] | 43.218117°N 87.894183°W | |
Joseph L. Hurd | Wooden steam barge | 1869 | 1913 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | On September 28, 1913 while partially loaded with stone and tied up at a quarry dock, Joseph L. Hurd broke free of the moorings during a storm and ran aground. Her heavy load of stone broke her hull; it was decided that it was not worth salvaging her, so she was abandoned where she lay.[141][142] | 44.903583°N 87.40575°W | |
Joys | Wooden steam barge | 1884 | 1898 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | On December 24, 1898 while tied to a dock in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, Joys caught fire, burned to the waterline and sank. In April 1885 her hull was raised, but it was determined that it was not worth rebuilding her and since she was a hazard to navigation, she was moved and sunk in her present location. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[143][144][145] | 44.851111°N 87.389167°W | |
Julia | Iron paddle steamer | 1843 | 1893 | 12 feet (3.7 m)[17] | Stripped, abandoned and sunk in 1893 in the outer harbour of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The wreck saw significant dredging operations in 1939 and in 1992; the pieces recovered in the latter dredging operation became part of an exhibition on the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Some hull sections are likely to remain, but the site has not been surveyed.[1][146][147] | 43.74965°N 87.70195°W | |
Kate Kelly | Wooden schooner | 1867 | 1895 | 55 feet (17 m)[1] | On May 13, 1895 while bound from Alpena, Michigan for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of hemlock railroad ties, Kate Kelly ran into a storm, capsized and sank off Wind Point, Wisconsin killing all seven of her crew. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[148][149][150] | 42.78°N 87.725278°W | |
Kate Williams | Wooden tug | 1862 | 1907 | 5 feet (1.5 m) | In/on Late September/October 1, 1907 Kate Williams was anchored between Jackson Harbor, Wisconsin on Washington Island and Rock Island, when she was struck by a heavy gale. Her anchor chain eventually snapped and she drifted helplessly until she beached and sank in Jackson Harbor.[1][151] | 45.402°N 86.85085°W | |
Lady Ellen | Wooden scow schooner | 1875 | 1897 | 4 feet (1.2 m) | Tied up in the Ahnapee River in Algoma, Wisconsin, abandoned and sunk in 1897.[152] | 44.61075°N 87.4369°W | |
Lakeland | Steel bulk freighter | 1887 | 1924 | 205 feet (62 m) | On December 5, 1924 Lakeland was loaded with 40 to 50 Nash, Kissel and Rollin automobiles bound from Chicago, Illinois for Detroit, Michigan. She had been experiencing some minor leakage, bit it had remained manageable. However, later that day, Lakeland sprang a serious leak; her crew responded by turning her pumps to full speed, but this effort turned out to be futile. The leak got so serious, that Lakeland's Captain turnedd her round in an effort to reach shallow water, but this too also proved to be futile. Some of her crew abandoned her via lifeboats. Eventually, the ferry Ann Arbor No.6 came alongside Lakeland, but her Captain allegedly refused a tow. Shortly afterwards, the coast guard arrived to help Lakeland and ordered the few remaining men on Lakeland to climb onto the coast guard cutter. Lakeland eventually broke in to on the surface and sank. Insurance fraud was suspected, but was never proved. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[153][154][155] | 44.792683°N 87.192217°W | |
Light Vessel No.57 | Wooden lightship | 1891 | Unknown | 12 feet (3.7 m) | Retired in 1923, sold to the South Shore Yacht Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1924, condemned and dismantled the same year, reported to have had all her pig iron removed in 1926, sold to be used as a clubhouse in 1928 and brought to South Shore Beach in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, wrecked by a storm several years later. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[156][157][158] | 43.001533°N 87.8855°W | |
Lottie Cooper | Wooden schooner | 1876 | 1894 | Surface | On April 8, 1894 while bound from Pine Lake, Michigan for Sheboygan, Wisconsin elm lumber, Lottie Cooper ran into a storm, capsized, sank and eventually stranded in Sheboygan with the loss of two lives. Her wreckage was recovered in 1992 and put on display at the entrance of the Sheboygan Harbor Marine.[159][160] | 43.753192°N 87.703675°W | |
Louisiana | Wooden bulk freighter | 1887 | 1913 | 18 feet (5.5 m) | On November 2, 1913 Louisiana left Lorain, Ohio with a load of coal bound for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After delivering her load, she left for Escanaba, Michigan to collect a cargo of iron ore. On November 8, Louisiana was passing through Death's Door, when she was hit by the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Louisiana's crew decided to take shelter in Washington Harbor, Wisconsin on Washington Island. Eventually, Louisiana's anchor chain broke, causing Louisiana to drift onto the rocks. The following morning, Louisiana caught fire, forcing her crew to brave the storm in the lifeboats. Louisiana eventually burned to a total loss. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[161][162][163] | 45.399667°N 86.922667°W | |
L.R. Doty | Wooden bulk freighter | 1893 | 1898 | 320 feet (98 m) | On October 25, 1898 L.R. Doty was towing the schooner barge Olive Jeanette, both of them bound from Chicago, Illinois for Midland, Ontario with a cargo of corn, when they encountered a powerfull storm off Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Shortly afterwards, the towline connenting L.R. Doty and Olive Jeanette snapped and Olive Jeanette's crew lost sight of L.R. Doty. Olive Jeanette drifted for some time, before being rescued near Chicago, Illinois. However, L.R. Doty and her crew of 17 were lost. Wreck located in 2010.[164][165][166] | 42.930825°N 87.475536°W | |
Lumberman | Wooden schooner | 1862 | 1893 | 65 feet (20 m) | On April 6, 1893 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin where she would load a cargo of railroad ties, Lumberman ran into a vicious squall which caused her to capsize and sink off Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[167][168][169] | 42.869533°N 87.757°W | |
Mahoning | Wooden brig | 1847 | 1864 | 55 feet (17 m) | On December 2, 1864 while being towed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin by the tug W.K. Muir, Mahoning sank off Port Washington, Wisconsin with the loss of two lives.[170][171] | 43.340533°N 87.853583°W | |
Merchant | Iron passenger and package freighter | 1862 | 1875 | 25 feet (7.6 m) | On October 6, 1875 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of corn and flour, Merchant ran aground on Racine Reef off Racine, Wisconsin due to a navigational error and eventually broke up.[172][173][174] | 42.72995°N 87.764217°W | |
Meridian | Wooden schooner | 1848 | 1873 | 40 feet (12 m) | In late October 1873 while bound for Oconto, Wisconsin where she would collect a cargo of lumber, Meridian ran into a storm and was driven onto a shoal and broke apart near the Sister Islands. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[175][176][177] | 45.200318°N 87.169561°W | |
M.H. Stuart | Wooden steam barge | 1921 | 1948 | 210 feet (64 m) | In 1948 M.H. Stuart sank at a dock, she was removed, filled with stones, towed out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, burned as an attempt to scuttle her, but it didn't work. Eventually, they managed to scuttle her by punching holes in her sides.[178][179] | 43.060617°N 87.7194°W | |
Milwaukee | Steel ferry | 1903 | 1929 | 125 feet (38 m) | On October 22, 1929 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Grand Haven, Michigan with several passengers and 25 train cars filled with a cargo of Nash automobiles, lumber, barley, feed, peas, grits, corn, salt, butter, veneer, bathtubs and cheese, Milwaukee ran into a vicious storm which sank her off Milwaukee, Wisconsin killing all 46 people on board. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[180][181][182] | 43.136317°N 87.832283°W | |
Milwaukee Fire Boat No.23 | Wooden fireboat | 1896 | 1923 | 72 feet (22 m) | Stripped of her major equipment and engines in 1922, towed out into Lake Michigan, set on fire and sunk in 1923 off Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[183] | 43.015667°N 87.803°W | |
M.J. Bartelme | Steel bulk freighter | 1895 | 1928 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | On October 4, 1928 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Escanaba, Michigan, M.J. Bartelme ran aground on the southern tip of Cana Island in a thick fog. The following Spring, she was cut up for scrap on location, with only minor pieces of her hull existing today.[184][185] | 45.0866°N 87.046833°W | |
Mueller | Wooden Steam barge | 1887 | 1935 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | Laid up in 1932 or 1933 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, dismantled in 1934, burned, scuttled and abandoned in 1935.[186][187] | 44.9023°N 87.40215°W | |
Niagara | Wooden paddle steamer | 1845 | 1856 | 55 feet (17 m) | In September 1856 Niagara was bound from Collingwood, Ontario for Chicago, Illinois with general freight and between 285 and 300 passengers and crew on board. On September 24, 1856 Niagara was in a stopover in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and left for her next stopover in Port Washington, Wisconsin. While sailing off Belgium, Wisconsin, Niagara caught fire, burned to the waterline and sank killing at least 60 people. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[188][189][190] | 43.488611°N 87.775°W | |
Norlond | Wooden passenger and package freighter | 1890 | 1922 | 65 feet (20 m) | On November 13, 1922 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Milwaukee, Wisconsin merchandise such as toys, pharmaceticals and plumbing, Norlond encountered a storm and began to leak; her cre decided to seek shelter in Racine, Wisconsin. The following day they they left Racine, Wisconsin and Norlond began to leak again. Eventually, the leak got so severe that Norlond's crew decided to abandon Norlond as she sank off Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[191][192] | 42.970833°N 87.812333°W | |
Northerner | Wooden schooner | 1851 | 1868 | 140 feet (43 m) | On November 28, 1868 after loading cordwood in Amsterdam, Wisconsin, Northerner struck the bottom of Lake Michigan. After setting off, her crew noticed she was leaking quite badly. Northerner made it into Port Washington, Wisconsin where the cargo on her deck was unloaded to lighten the hull. The steamer Cuyahoga was hired to tow Northerner to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for repairs. However, shortly afterward, Northerner filled with water, capsized and sank off Port Ulao, Wisconsin with no loss of life.[193][194][195] | 43.314833°N 87.824167°W | |
Oak Leaf | Wooden schooner barge | 1866 | 1928 | 6 feet (1.8 m) | Retired from service in 1920, scuttled in 1928, burned to the waterline and abandoned in 1931. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[75][196][197] | 44.841483°N 87.395617°W | |
Ocean Wave | Wooden scow schooner | 1860 | 1869 | 110 feet (34 m) | On September 23, 1869 while loaded with stone bound from Mud Bay, Wisconsin for White Lake, Michigan, Ocean Wave struck a piece of floating timber out on the open lake and sank without loss of live. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[198][199][200] | 44.885278°N 87.152222°W | |
O.M. Nelson | Wooden schooner | 1862 | 1899 | 60 feet (18 m) | On June 4, 1899 while heading from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Sister Bay, Wisconsin with a cargo of lumber, O.M. Nelson encountered wind and fog while heading through Death's Door. Due to her crew not knowing her position, she ran hard aground on the rocks south of Pilot Island. All attempts to salvage her were futile.[201][202] | 45.282634°N 86.921040°W | |
Pathfinder | Wooden schooner | 1869 | 1886 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | On November 17, 1886 while loaded with a cargo of iron ore and being towed by the steam barge Jim Sheriffs, Pathfinder encountered a storm and ran aground and broke up near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Wreck located in 2013, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[203][204][205] | 44.240483°N 87.506617°W | |
Perry Hannah | Wooden schooner | 1859 | 1880 | 6 feet (1.8 m) | On October 16, 1880 while loaded with hemlock railroad ties, Perry Hanna was driven ashore by the Alpena Gale near Jacksonport, Wisconsin becoming a total loss. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[18][206][207] | 44.977883°N 87.181617°W | |
Pierpont | Wooden schooner | 1852 | 1881 | 4 feet (1.2 m)[17] | On November 25, 1881 while loaded with general merchandise and iron ore, Pierpont was holed and sank when she struck a pier near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In the Spring of 1882 a piece of Pierpont's hull floated out into the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, and blocked the channel. This wreckage was removed by the tug Gregory. In 1886 a government dredge salveged Pierpont's anchor, and some of her cargo.[208][209] | 44.793717°N 87.311833°W | |
Pride | Wooden schooner | 1849 | 1901 | 40 feet (12 m) | In November 1901 while loaded with lumber and potatoes, Pride was driven onto the rocks in Washington Harbor near Washington, Wisconsin by a storm, as she was trying to leave the harbour.[210][211] | 45.40365°N 86.920133°W | |
Prins Willem V | Steel package freighter | 1948 | 1954 | 80 feet (24 m) | On October 14, 1954 Prins Willem V left Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of hides, outboard motors, TV tubes, aluminium kitchenware, horse hair, sausage casings, a printing press, various parts and machinery, canned fish, fruit milk, vegetables and many other miscellaneous items. Shortly after leaving port, Prins Willem V collided with the Sinclair Oil Corporation's Barge No.12 (which was being towed by the tug Chicago), and sank without loss of life.[212][213] | 43.02565°N 87.8088°W | |
Resumption | Wooden schooner | 1879 | 1914 | 20 feet (6.1 m) | On November 7, 1914 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Wells, Michigan with a cargo of lumber, Resumption was driven aground by a strong wind on Plum Island, where she was abandoned and broke up.[214][215] | 45.307°N 86.958883°W | |
Robert C. Pringle | Wooden tug | 1903 | 1922 | 300 feet (91 m) | On November 19, 1922 while towing the steamer Venezuela, Robert C. Pringle struck an obstruction and sank off Sheboygan, Wisconsin without loss of life. Wreck located in 2008.[216][217] | 43.6918°N 87.554867°W | |
Rosinco | Steel yacht | 1916 | 1928 | 195 feet (59 m) | On September 18, 1928 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Chicago, Illinois with six people on board, Rosinco struck a floating obstruction off Kenosha, Wisconsin and started taking on water fast and quickly sank without loss of life. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[218][219][220] | 42.625°N 87.627°W | |
Rouse Simmons | Wooden schooner | 1868 | 1912 | 165 feet (50 m) | On November 22, 1912 while bound from Thompson, Michigan for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of Christmas trees, Rouse Simmons ran into a storm and sank near Two Rivers, Wisconsin, killing all 17 people on board. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[221][222][223] | 44.279167°N 87.414444°W | |
Sardinia | Wooden schooner | 1856 | 1900 | 10 feet (3.0 m) | On June 29, 1900 Sardinia was anchored in Hedgehog Harbor near Gills Rock, Wisconsin collecting lumber, when she was struck by a strong wind, which caused her anchors to drag, go aground and sink.[224][225] | 45.289483°N 87.023303°W | |
S.C. Baldwin | Wooden barge | 1871 | 1908 | 75 feet (23 m) | On August 26, 1908 S.C. Baldwin was loaded with limestone and was being towed south from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by the tug Torrent (which was also towing the scow No.37). As the vessels were passing Kewaunee, Wisconsin they encountered a storm and S.C. Baldwin began to take on water. Eventually, S.C. Baldwin capsized and sank near Two Rivers, Wisconsin with the loss of one of her crew. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[226][227][228] | 44.193011°N 87.453247°W | |
Sebastopol | Wooden paddle steamer | 1855 | 1855 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | On September 17/18, 1855 while sailing on Lake Michigan with about 60 passengers and a mixed cargo consisting of nails, buttons, smoking pipes and sewing needles, Sebastopol mistook either the lights of the grounded schooner Rockwell or the lights of the houses on shore for the lights on the piers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and ran aground off St. Francis, Wisconsin. Shortly afterwards, a storm ravaged Sevastopol, killing four people on board.[229][230] | 42.9863°N 87.8633°W | |
Selah Chamberlain | Wooden bulk freighter | 1873 | 1886 | 90 feet (27 m) | On October 13, 1886 Selah Chamberlain and her consort barge Fayette Brown were bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Escanaba, Michigan where they would load iron ore which they would then transport to Cleveland, Ohio. As they were sailing north, they encountered a dense fog. Shortly afterwards, Selah Chamberlain's crew heard another vessel's whistle directly ahead of them. Her captain signaled Selah Chamberlain's whistle and turned her to port. However, the collision was unavoidable and the Chamberlain was struck in her port bow by the freighter John Pridgeon Jr.. After the collision, Selah Chamberlain's crew cut Fayette Brown loose. Shortly afterwards, Selah Chamberlain sank off Sheboygan, Wisconsin killing five of her crew. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.[231][232][233][234] | 43.769933°N 87.656683°W | |
Senator | Steel bulk freighter | 1896 | 1929 | 450 feet (140 m) | On November 31, 1929 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Detroit, Michigan with a cargo of 241 of 268 Nash automobiles, Senator ran into a thick fog and was rammed by the ore laden downbound freighter Marquette. Senator quickly rolled over to port and sank off Port Washington, Wisconsin. Marquette's captain opted not to turn back to help Senator and as a result, 7 men drowned. Wreck located in 2005, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[235][236][237][238][239] | 43.508579°N 87.540518°W | |
Sidney O. Neff | Wooden steam barge | 1890 | 1940 | 12 feet (3.7 m) | Laid up in 1933 in Menominee, Michigan, surveyed in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration as she was one of the last surviving wooden steamers on the Great Lakes, sank at a dock, raised and scuttled outside Menominee Harbor in 1940.[240][241] | 45.092°N 87.577°W | |
Silver Lake | Wooden scow schooner | 1889 | 1900 | 210 feet (64 m) | On May 28, 1900 while bound from Eagle Harbor, Michigan for Manitowoc, Wisconsin with a cargo of maple wood, Silver Lake was rammed and sunk by the ferry Pere Marquette with one man lost. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[242][243][244] | 43.8059°N 87.5782°W | |
St. Albans | Wooden passenger and package freighter | 1868 | 1881 | 165 feet (50 m) | On January 30, 1881 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Ludington, Michigan with a cargo of flour and livestock (a cow and her calf), St. Albans encountered several ice field; her crew were constantly checking her for water and checked her pumps, but she was continually found to be free of water. About an hour after leaving port, one of St. Albans's crew discovered a hole in her port bow, which was likely caused by ice. St. Albans quickly took on water, which eventually extinguished her fires, rendering her immobile. Eventually, the leak got so bad that St. Albans's crew were forced to abandon her in the lifeboats. St. Albans sank shortly afterwards.[245][246][247] | 43.066533°N 87.759267°W | |
Stewart Edwards | Wooden tug | 1876 | 1920-1930 | Surface | Burned in Jackson Harbor, Wisconsin on Washington Island between 1920 and 1930. Only the boiler remains today.[1][248] | 45.403289°N 86.852393°W | |
Sumatra | Wooden schooner | 1874 | 1896 | 35 feet (11 m) | On September 30, 1896 Sumatra was being towed by the steam barge B.W. Arnold and was bound from Chicago, Illinois for Fort William, Ontario with a cargo of steel railroad rails. As the duo neared Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sumatra sprang a leak. Although her pumps were started, the water proved to be too much for them, causing Sumatra to fill with water and sink off Milwaukee, Wisconsin with the loss of four of her seven crew.[249][250] | 43.023667°N 87.883333°W | |
Sydney C. McLouth | Wooden package freighter | 1880 | 1912 | 18 feet (5.5 m) | On June 17, 1912 after unloading a cargo of cement in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Sydney C. McLouth's crew discovered a fire onboard. The fire began in the aft section, and spread rapidly, eventually causing Sydney C. McLouth to sink off Oconto, Wisconsin.[251][252] | 44.833417°N 87.814767°W | |
Tanner | Wooden bark | 1863 | 1875 | 27 feet (8.2 m)[17] | On September 9, 1875 right after leaving Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of wood bark bound for Buffalo, New York, Tanner was struck by a violent squall. The squall caused her to go aground and sink in Milwaukee Harbor whith the loss of one life. Wreck located in 2018.[253][254] | 43.021983°N 87.8941°W | |
Tennie and Laura | Wooden scow scooner | 1876 | 1903 | 325 feet (99 m) | On August 8, 1903 while bound from Muskegon, Michigan for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of lumber, Tennie and Laura encountered a storm, capsized and sank with the loss of one of her crew. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[255][256][257] | 43.260833°N 87.727222°W | |
Thomas A. Scott | Wooden schooner barge | 1869 | 1880 | 30 feet (9.1 m) | On October 29, 1880 Thomas A. Scott was being towed by the steamer Conemaugh for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of corn. The two ships anchored in Milwaukee, Wisconsin so that Conemaugh could take on some extra cargo. While at anchor, the freighter Avon rammed and sank Thomas A. Scott outside of Milwaukee Harbor without loss of life. Wreck located in 2005.[258][259] | 43.024933°N 87.8722°W | |
Toledo | Wooden passenger and package freighter | 1854 | 1856 | 20 feet (6.1 m) | In October 1856 Toledo was bound for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of merchandise and general freight and about 80 passengers and crew on board. On October 22 or 24, 1856 Toledo left Port Washington, Wisconsin after discharging some cargo, when a storm suddenly began. Her captain decided to press on for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but Toledo was driven ashore by the storm. Out of the approximately 80 people on board, only two survived.[260][261][1] | 43.38885°N 87.85555°W | |
Transfer | Wooden schooner barge | 1872 | 1923 | 120 feet (37 m) | Abandoned, stripped of anything of value, towed out into Lake Michigan and scuttled in 1923 off Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][262] | 43.018167°N 87.764167°W | |
USACE Sandsucker | Wooden sandsucker | Unknown | 1905 | 20 feet (6.1 m)[1] | Sunk off Milwaukee, Wisconsin sometine in 1905 after being runned down by an unknown freighter.[1][263] | 43.02155°N 87.880967°W | |
Vernon | Wooden passenger and package freighter | 1886 | 1887 | 210 feet (64 m) | On October 28, 1887 while bound from Frankfort, Michigan for Lake Michigan's western shore with a cargo of fish, pig iron, apples, potatoes, barrel staves and general merchandise and between 44 to 50 passengers and crew on board, Vernon ran into a storm. The massive waves swamped and sank her near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Only one of the people on board survived.[264][265][1] | 44.202083°N 87.4123°W | |
Volunteer | Wooden bulk freighter | 1888 | 1914 | 15 feet (4.6 m) | Stripped of her machinery in the Kinnickinnic River, towed out into Lake Michigan, burned, beached and sunk off Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1914.[266][267] | 42°59.11′N 087°51.49′W | |
Walter B. Allen | Wooden schooner | 1866 | 1880 | 165 feet (50 m) | On April 10, 1880 while loaded with a cargo of corn, Walter B. Allen ran aground on South Manitou Island, damaging her hull and rigging in the process. The tug Caroline Williams was sent from Manistee, Michigan, placed a steam pump on Walter B. Allen's deck to keep her hull free of water and began to tow her to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. As they neared the west shore of Lake Michigan, a storm picked up, generating waves that extinguished her steam pump. Soon afterwards, Walter B. Allen sank. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[268][269][270] | 43.83035°N 87.6087°W | |
Winfield Scott | Wooden schooner | 1852 | 1871 | 7 feet (2.1 m) | On August 7, 1871 while bound from Menominee, Michigan for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of lumber, Winfield Scott encountered heavy seas off Spider Island and capsized without loss of life. Her capsized hull floated north until she ran aground and sank on a shoal off Hog Island.[271][272] | 45.36315°N 86.856383°W | |
Wisconsin | Iron passenger and package freighter | 1881 | 1929 | 130 feet (40 m) | On October 29, 1929 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of automobiles, iron castings and various boxed freight, Wisconsin ran into a heavy gale. While she was sailing off Kenosha, Wisconsin, Wisconsin's cargo shifted causing her to roll over and sink, killing between 9 and 16 people. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[273][274][275] | 42.532683°N 87.708733°W | |
Wisconsin | Wooden barge | 1882 | 1935 | 85 feet (26 m) | Abandoned and partially sunk in 1935 in Marinette, Wisconsin; due to being an obstruction to navigation, Wisconsin was towed out into Green Bay where she was burned to the waterline and scuttled.[276][277] | 45.079°N 87.491667°W | |
W.L. Brown | Wooden steam barge | 1880 | 1886 | 80 feet (24 m) | On October 21, 1886 while bound from Escanaba, Michigan for De Pere, Wisconsin with a load of pig iron, W.L. Brown sprang a leak and sank off Green Island without loss of life. In 1887 her machinery was salvaged and used in the steam barge Fannie C. Hart.[278][279] | 44.964667°N 87.552167°W | |
Unidentified wreck 1. (Claflin Point wreck) | Wooden barge | Unknown | Unknown | 14 feet (4.3 m) | Remains of an unidentified steamship lying in Little Sturgeon Bay. It was built sometime in the late 19th century and was reduced to a barge for carrying limestone after burning. The vessel is most likely Puritan (pictured), a wooden passenger steamer that was constructed in 1887 and burned down in Manistee, Michigan on December 31, 1895. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[280][281][282][283][1] | 44.84555°N 87.549883°W | |
Unidentified wreck 2. (Green Bay sloop) | Wooden sloop | Unknown | Unknown | 85 feet (26 m) | Small unidentified freighting sloop located in Green Bay. It is believed to have been built between 1840 and 1860. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[284][285][286][1] | 44.914701°N 87.455773°W | |
Unidentified wreck 3. | Unknown (possibly a fish tug) | Unknown | Unknown | 20 feet (6.1 m) | Small, unidentified wooden vessel, possibly a fish tug believed to have been built between 1900 and 1930 and believed to have been abandoned sometime after 1930 near Little Sturgeon, Wisconsin.[287][1] | 44.847167°N 87.551333°W | |
Unidentified wreck 4. | Unknown (possibly a schooner) | Unknown | Unknown | 15 feet (4.6 m) | Unidentified wooden vessel, believed to be the schooner Peoria which wrecked close to the wreck's location in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin in 1901.[288][1] | 45.068484°N 87.118167°W | |
Unidentified wreck 5. | Unknown (possibly a schooner) | Unknown | Unknown | 10 feet (3.0 m) | Unidentified wooden vessel, believed to be the schooner E.P. Royce which wrecked close to the wreck's location near Cana Island in 1893.[289][1] | 45.089867°N 87.04965°W | |
Unidentified wreck 6. | Unknown (possibly a schooner) | Unknown | Unknown | 16 feet (4.9 m) | Unidentified wooden vessel, believed to have been a schooner which stranded on North Reef.[290][1] | 45.0623°N 87.098033°W | |
Unidentified wreck 7. | Wooden scow (possibly scow schooner) | Unknown | Unknown | 3 feet (0.91 m) | Unidentified wooden scow, possibly a scow schooner, believed to have been abandoned between 1900 and 1930 near Fish Creek, Wisconsin.[291][1] | 45.129417°N 87.24385°W | |
Unidentified wreck 8. | Unknown (possibly a schooner) | Unknown | Unknown | 26 feet (7.9 m) | Unidentified wooden vessel, believed to be a schooner which stranded on Pilot Island.[292][1] | 45.285433°N 86.91925°W | |
Unidentified wreck 9. | Unknown (possibly a fish tug or schooner) | Unknown | Unknown | 57 feet (17 m)[17] | Unidentified wooden vessel, possibly a fish tug or schooner located near Snake Island.[1][293] | 44.864017°N 87.534083°W | |
Unidentified wreck 10. | Unknown (possibly a steamship) | Unknown | Unknown | 180 feet (55 m) | Unidentified vessel of unknown type, possibly some type of steamship. Discovered by fishermen near Kewaunee, Wisconsin when they snagged their nets on it.[1][294] | 44.4382°N 87.384183°W | |
Unidentified wreck 11. | Unknown (possibly a dredge) | Unknown | Unknown | 130 feet (40 m) | Unidentified vessel, possibly a dredge. Discovered by fishermen near Algoma, Wisconsin when they snagged their nets on it.[1][295] | 44.579767°N 87.34635°W | |
Unidentified wreck 12. | Unknown (possibly a schooner) | Unknown | Unknown | 20 feet (6.1 m) | Unidentified wooden vessel, possibly a schooner located near Ephraim, Wisconsin.[1][296] | 44.840883°N 87.557717°W | |
Unidentified wreck 13. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 10 feet (3.0 m) | Unidentified wooden vessel of unknown type located near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[1][297] | 44.83245°N 87.383467°W |
Ship | Ship type | Build date | Sunk date | Fate | Image |
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Abner Howes | Wooden scow schooner | 1859 | 1871 | On September 22, 1871 Abner Howes was driven ashore near Algoma, Wisconsin while trying to ride out a storm.[298][299] | |
Agnes Arnold | Wooden tug | 1864 | 1898 | On May 30, 1898 Agnes Arnold caught fire and burned to the waterline off Chambers Island.[300][301] | |
Agnes Behrman | Wooden scow schooner | 1883 | 1989 | On October 30, 1898 while moored at dock in Hedgehog Harbor, Wisconsin, Agnes Behrman's anchor chain broke, causing her to beach and break apart.[302][303] | |
Alfred Mosher | Wooden tug | 1863 | 1897 | On May 16, 1897 while tied up to a dock in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Alfred Mosher caught fire and sank. In 1933 during dredging work, part of Alfred Mosher's stern was recovered. After all the remaining machinery attached to the stern was recovered, the stern was allowed to sink back into the lake.[304][305] | |
America | Wooden fish tug | 1912 | 1950 | On May 5, 1950 America sank in a sudden storm north of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in Green Bay.[306] | |
Andromeda | Wooden schooner | 1847 | 1858 | On July 18, 1858 while carrying a cargo of salt, Andromeda sprang a leak and sank due to damage she had previously received.[307][308] | |
Ardent | Wooden schooner | 1857/1961 | 1880 | On October 12, 1880 Ardent ran aground in a storm off Hedgehog Harbor, Wisconsin.[309][310] | |
Arrow | Wooden paddle steamer | 1848 | 1864 | Condemned and dismantled in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1864.[311][312] | |
Arrow | Wooden schooner | 1852 | 1883 | On April 30, 1883 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Leeland, Michigan without cargo, Arrow ran aground on a sandbar near Two Rivers, Wisconsin.[313][314] | |
Arrow | Wooden schooner | 1879 | 1924 | Abandoned sometime in 1924 in Detroit Harbor, Wisconsin on Washington Island.[315] | |
A.S. Piper | Wooden fish tug | 1880 | 1890 | On October 14, 1890 while tied up to a dock in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, A.S. Piper caught fire. The tug Mosher found A.S. Piper and towed her away from the dock; A.S. Piper subsequently drifted ashore and burned to a total loss.[316][317] | |
Augustus | Wooden scow schooner | 1885 | 1918 | On November 24, 1918 after loading a cargo of hay, Augustus caught fire, burned to the waterline and sank near Red River, Wisconsin.[318][319] | |
Banner | Wooden scow schooner | 1864 | 1883 | On November 4, 1883 while bound for Racine, Wisconsin with a cargo of lumber, Banner ran aground and sank near Clay Banks, Wisconsin.[320][321] | |
Bay State | Wooden schooner | 1855 | 1903 | Dismantled, filled with stone and sunk in Green Bay off Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin sometime in 1903.[322] | |
Beaver | Wooden tug | 1892 | 1935 | Abandoned in 1932 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, burned to the waterline on December 6, 1935 while being pulled up on the beach.[323][324] | |
Belle | Wooden brig | 1848 | 1860 | In September 1860 while bound from Buffalo, New York for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of corn, Belle ran aground near Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin while trying to seek shelter due to leakage.[325][326] | |
Belle Laurie | Wooden schooner | 1876 | 1894 | On August 10, 1894 while bound for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a load of wooden posts, Belle Laurie encountered a storm, sprang a leak and sank near Garret Bay, Wisconsin. On August 24, 1894 she was taken to Green Bay, Wisconsin where she was abandoned and sunk.[327][328] | |
Benjamin Drake | Wooden tug | 1862 | 1882 | In June 1882 Benjamin Drake struck a log while traveling on the Peshtigo River and sank. She was later taken to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for repairs, but it was discovered that her hull was so rotten, that it was not worth repairing; she was abandoned and sunk near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in July 1882.[329][330] | |
Berwyn | Wooden schooner | 1866 | 1908 | On November 22, 1908 Berwyn was being towed by the steam barge Walter Vail from Chicago, Illinois for Nahma, Michigan where she would pick up cargo, when the two vessels encountered a thick fog and ran aground on a reef off Plum Island. Walter Vail was freed, but Berwyn could not be freed and was abandoned where she lay.[331][332] | |
Blazing Star | Wooden schooner | 1873 | 1887 | On October 10, 1887 while bound from Manistique, Michigan for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of lumber, Blazing Star ran aground on a reef near Plum Island and broke up.[333][334] | |
Buccaneer | Wooden fish tug | 1943 | 1960 | On October 1, 1960 Buccaneer ran aground near Kewaunee, Wisconsin and became a total loss. Weather she was recovered or left where she lay is unknown.[335] | |
Cecilia Hill | Wooden fish tug | 1896 | 1906 | On April 7, 1906 while tied up to a dock in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, Cecilia Hill caught fire and burned to the waterline. She was found to be beyond repair and was beached on Horseshoe Island. She was later towed to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin where she was stripped of anything of value and abandoned.[336][337] | |
Charles A. Eddy | Wooden bulk freighter | 1889 | 1918 | Sunk at a slip in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1912, raised, dismantled and taken to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to be used as a drydock in 1918, but was abandoned shortly afterwards due to decay.[338][339] | |
Charley J. Smith | Wooden scow schooner | 1879 | 1905 | Abandoned near Little Sturgeon, Wisconsin in 1905.[340] | |
Chicago | Wooden bark | Unknown | 1851 | On April 16, 1851 while bound from Quebec for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of salt, Chicago sprang a leak and sank near Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin without loss of life.[341] | |
Cleveland | Wooden barge | 1860 | 1902 | Sank at her moorings in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin in 1901, raised, towed to another part of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and sunk in 1902.[342][343] | |
Columbia | Wooden brig | 1842 | 1859 | In June 1859 while bound for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of general freight, Columbia encountered a storm, ran aground and went to pieces near Northport, Wisconsin.[344][345] | |
Cynthia | Wooden fish tug | 1907 | 1828 | Sometime in 1928 Cynthia caught fire, burned to the waterline and sank off Sherwood Point near Idlewild, Wisconsin killing two of her crew.[346] | |
Cynthia Gordon | Wooden schooner | 1864 | 1908 | Sometime 1908 while bound from Escanaba, Michigan for Washington Island with a cargo of lumber, Cynthia Gordon ran into a gale and sprang a leak. When she got to Washington Island, her crew beached her in Detroit Harbor and abandoned her.[347][348] | |
Dan Sickles | Wooden scow schooner | 1868 | 1878 | On May 4, 1878 while bound from Detroit, Michigan for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with cargo of cordwood, Dan Sickles ran into a squall, capsized and sank off the east entrance of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal without loss of life.[349][350] | |
Daniel Slauson | Wooden schooner | 1857 | 1863 | On October 18, 1863 while loaded with a cargo of wheat, Daniel Slauson ran aground off Pilot Island and broke up.[351][352] | |
D.A. Van Valkenburg | Wooden schooner | 1866 | 1881 | On September 18, 1881 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Buffalo, New York with a cargo of corn, D.A. Van Valkenburg struck a rock near Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin due to a navigational error, ran aground, broke up. Out of her crew of 9 only one man survived.[353][354] | |
Dawn | Wooden schooner | 1858 | 1891 | On August 22, 1891 while bound from Traverse City, Michigan for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of lumber, Dawn ran into a storm, capsized and stranded off Port Washington, Wisconsin.[355][356] | |
Denmark | Wooden schooner | 1846 | 1873 | In October 1873 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Oconto, Wisconsin without cargo, Denmark was driven ashore in Hedgehog Harbor, Wisconsin and broke up.[357][358] | |
D.O. Dickinson | Wooden schooner | 1854 | 1869 | On October 8, 1869 while bound for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of lumber, D.O. Dickinson ran aground on a Strawberry Reef off Chambers Island and broke up.[359][360] | |
Dolphin | Wooden schooner | Unknown | 1841 | On December 1, 1841 while loaded with sundries, Dolphin sank off Pilot Island during a storm.[361] | |
Ebenezer | Wooden schooner | c. 1867 | 1881 | In June 1881 Ebenezer ran aground in Lily Bay near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[362] | |
Ebenezer | Wooden scow schooner | 1890 | 1905 | Abandoned in 1905 due to age near Ephraim, Wisconsin.[363][364] | |
E.C.L. | Wooden schooner | 1855 | 1880 | On November 20, 1880 while bound from Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Sister Bay, Wisconsin with a cargo of lumber, E.C.L. encountered a storm and was driven ashore near Sister Bay, Wisconsin and broke up.[365] | |
Eclipse | Wooden schooner | 1823 | 1843 | In November 1843 while bound from Mackinac Island, Michigan for Green Bay, Wisconsin with a cargo of iron, salt and sugar, Eclipse struck a reef and sank off Washington Island.[366][367] | |
Edith H. Koyen | Wooden scow schooner | 1890 | 1906 | Developed a serious leak while at Clay Banks, Wisconsin, towed to Kewaunee, Wisconsin in May 1898 and sank. Raised, towed out into Lake Michigan and sunk on December 27, 1906.[368] | |
E.G. Crosby | Steel passenger and package freighter | 1903 | 1935 | On December 3, 1935 while being cut down to a barge in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, E.G. Crosby was set on fire by an acetylene torch and burned down. Her hull may have been scrapped sometime afterwards.[369][370] | |
E.G. Grey | Wooden schooner | 1854 | 1875 | On May 3, 1875 immediately after loading lumber in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, E.G. Grey left port and was was blown ashore by a storm and broke up.[371][372] | |
Ella Doak | Wooden scow schooner | 1868 | 1875 | On August 5, 1875 while bound from Ludington, Michigan for an unknown port in Wisconsin with a cargo of stone, Ella Doak ran into a gale, ran aground and broke up near Hedgehog Harbor, Wisconsin.[373][374] | |
Ellen Pike | Wooden schooner | 1855 | 1873 | On September 21, 1873 while loaded with cornmeal and pork bound for Clay Banks, Wisconsin, Ellen Pike was driven ashore near Kewaunee, Wisconsin and broke up.[375][376] | |
E.M. Davidson | Wooden schooner | 1871 | 1879 | On October 16, 1879 E.M. Davidson ran into a gale and was driven aground off Pilot Island. Her wreck was completely destroyed in the Alpena Gale exactly a year after she sank. E.M. Davidson's wreck may have been located in 2016 in 60 feet (18 m) of water.[377] | |
Emerald | Wooden schooner barge | 1869 | 1903 | On October 29, 1903 while loaded with stone bound for Ludington, Michigan and being towed by the tug John Leathem, Emerald began leaking badly and was cast off by John Leathem, rolled over and was abandoned to sink. The next day, it was reported that Emerald's hull was still floating upside down in Green Bay.[378][379] | |
Emmanuel | Wooden schooner | 1890 | 1899 | In the Winter of 1899 Emmanuel was dragged on to a beach near Fish Creek, Wisconsin, dismantled and abandoned.[380] | |
E.P. Royce | Wooden schooner | 1873 | 1893 | On November 25, 1893 while removing a cargo of railroad ties and cedar telephone poles from the wrecked schooner Windsor, E.P. Royce was driven ashore and broke up off Cana Island.[381][382] | |
Esther H. Scott | Wooden brig | 1843 | 1852 | On November 11, 1852 while loaded with lumber, Esther H. Scott was driven ashore and broke up at Washington Island.[383][384] | |
Europe | Wooden brig | 1844 | 1850 | In October 1850, Europe stranded near Pilot Island and broke up.[385][386] | |
Fairfield | Wooden schooner | 1846 | 1869 | On September 29, 1869 while bound from Chicago, Illinois for Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, Fairfield ran aground on a reef and sank very close to her final destination.[387][388] | |
F.J. King | Wooden schooner | 1867 | 1886 | ||
Java | Iron passenger and package freighter | 1872 | 1878 | On August 18, 1878 Java was bound from Bay City, Michigan for Milwaukee, Wisconsin and then for Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of salt, parlor stoves, furniture, sundries and other miscellaneous items. While out on open Lake Michigan, Java's starboard propeller shaft broke, causing her propeller to cut into her hull and sink her off Big Sable Point with the loss of no lives. The position of her wrecking is given as about 15 miles (24 km) west of Big Sable Point and as such, she could either lie in Wisconsin or Michigan waters.[389][390][391][392] | |
Mediterranean | Wooden schooner | 1859 | 1891 | On November 25, 1891 while bound from Alabaster, Michigan for South Chicago, Illinois with a cargo of plaster, Mediterranean sank off Sheboygan, Wisconsin.[393][394] | |
W.H. Gilcher | Steel bulk freighter | 1891 | 1892 | On October 28, 1892 while bound from Buffalo, New York for Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a cargo of coal, W.H. Gilcher encountered a storm on Lake Michigan after she passed through the Straits of Mackinac. After running into the storm, W.H. Gilcher foundered somewhere on northern Lake Michigan, taking all 18 or 22 of her crew with her. Over the years, several theories have been put forward as to what happened to W.H. Gilcher; the first major theory is that she suffered catastrophic structural failure due to the brittle steel used in her construction; the second theory is that she collided with Ostrich, a schooner which was found floating upside-down after the storm; the third major theory is that W.H. Gilcher sank after striking the Fox Island Shoal.[395][396][397][398] |
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