Shipwreck · Lake Michigan · Collision
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A schooner built in 1843, lost on Lake Michigan in 1858. The record: “Sunk in collision October 17, 1858.” The wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Schooner
- Builder
- Redfield, Black River, Ohio
- Completed
- 1843
- Length
- 84 ft (26 m)
- Beam
- 23 ft (7 m)
- Propulsion
- Sails
- Fate
- Sunk in collision October 17, 1858
- Wreck site
- Lake Michigan off Centerville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
- National Register
- Listed December 28, 2010 · ref. 10001092
- Lake
- Lake Michigan
- Coordinates
- 43.9472° N, 87.5547° W
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Michigan wrecks
- Gallinipper4.2 mi · lost 1851
- SS Francis Hinton12 mi · lost 1909
- Arctic12 mi · lost 1930
- SS Selah Chamberlain13 mi · lost 1886
- Robert C. Pringle18 mi · lost 1922
- SS S. C. Baldwin18 mi · lost 1908
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Hika Park Access8.7 mi
- Red Arrow Park Boat Ramp (Manitowoc)10 mi
- S. Lakeview Drive Carry-in11 mi
- Thiede Road Canoe Access13 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
On shore
Worth the stop
- Kohler-Andrae State Park21 mi · dunes
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Home (shipwreck), 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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