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Official no.: 14828
Type at loss: Schooner, Wood, 3-mast
Build info: 1862, H. Litchfield, Blendon's Landing, (Grand Haven), MI as a bark
Specs: 127x24x7, 160g 152n
Date of loss: 1893, Apr 7
Place of loss: Just South of Milwaukee, 6 mi off the mouth of Oak Creek
Lake: Michigan
Type of loss: Storm
Loss of life: None
Carrying: Light
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Bound Chicago for Kewaunee, WI., she capsized in a squall and sank to her topmasts in 70 feet of water. Crew scambled up the masts as she went down and were rescued by the steamer MENOMINEE after several hours.
The wreck was later flattened as a navigational hazard.
Out of Milwaukee
Wreck located in 1983 in 80 feet of water.
Major repairs in 1871, 78 & 79
Source: http://www.boatnerd.com/
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