Shipwreck · Lake Superior · Foundered
Lucerne
A schooner built in 1873, lost on Lake Superior in 1886. The record: “Lost with all 10 hands in a storm on November 17 or 18, 1886.” The wreck is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Schooner
- Launched
- April 23, 1873
- Length
- 195 ft (59 m)
- Tonnage
- 728 gross tons
- Crew
- 9
- Fate
- Lost with all 10 hands in a storm on November 17 or 18, 1886
- National Register
- Listed December 18, 1991 · ref. 91001775
- Lake
- Lake Superior
- Coordinates
- 46.7231° N, 90.7673° W
The same decade
Superior losses of the 1880s
- J.S. Seaverns1884 · foundered
- John M. Osborn1884 · collision
- Manistee1883
- PS City of Ashland1887 · fire
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Superior wrecks
- Antelope3.8 mi · lost 1897
- PS City of Ashland3.8 mi · lost 1887
- Ottawa11 mi · lost 1909
- SS R. G. Stewart17 mi · lost 1899
- Noquebay18 mi · lost 1905
- SS Marquette18 mi · lost 1903
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Onion River Access6.0 mi
- Bayfield City Boat Launch6.3 mi
- Lake Superior Access6.4 mi
- Washburn Marina6.9 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- La Pointe Light0.9 mi
- Chequamegon Point Light2.0 mi
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light8.2 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore16 mi · park
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Lucerne (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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