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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On June 3, 1981 Edward E. Gillen conducting cable-testing exercises with the coast guard icebreakerUSCGC 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On April 8, 1894 while bound from Pine Lake, Michigan for Sheboygan, Wisconsinelm 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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, WisconsinAlfred 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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