Shipwreck · Lake Michigan · Foundered
F. J. King
A schooner built in 1867, wrecked on Lake Michigan. The record: “Sank in a storm on Lake Michigan.” The wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Schooner
- Builder
- George R. Rogers, Toledo, Ohio
- Launched
- 16 June 1867
- Length
- 144 ft (44 m)
- Beam
- 26 ft (8 m)
- Tonnage
- 280.55 GRT; 266 NRT
- Fate
- Sank in a storm on Lake Michigan
- Wreck site
- Near Liberty Grove, Wisconsin
- National Register
- Listed 29 July 2026 · ref. 10001325
- Lake
- Lake Michigan
- Coordinates
- 45.0761° N, 86.9931° W
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Michigan wrecks
- SS Australasia14 mi · lost 1896
- R. J. Hackett22 mi · lost 1905
- SS Lakeland22 mi · lost 1924
- SS Erie L. Hackley23 mi · lost 1903
- SS Walter L. Frost42 mi · lost 1903
- SS Francisco Morazan42 mi · lost 1960
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Blues Point Ramp3.7 mi
- North Bay/Lake Michigan Boat Ramp6.2 mi
- Baileys Harbor Access6.4 mi
- Sister Bay Marina10 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Cana Island Light2.7 mi
- Baileys Harbor Light5.3 mi
- Baileys Harbor Directional Light6.2 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Cave Point County Park14 mi · park
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article F. J. King (schooner), retrieved 2026-10-11. We print the fields as recorded and add nothing; a missing field means the record is silent. Tonnage and dimensions were often measured more than one way in their day, so they can differ between sources.
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