Marine Disasters and Shipwrecks Letter A Milwaukee County Wisconsin

Shipwrecks and Disasters

The following ships were listed in various sources, newspapers and publications as having a Milwaukee connection. This list includes information collected by David D. Swayze, Lake Isabella, MI

NAME OF SHIP Click on Name for More Details	TYPE OF SHIP	DATE OF LOSS	LIVES LOST	DETAILS
A. B. WARD also seen as AARON WARD	schooner, wood	1870, Apr 24	3 [all]	Capsized in a squall. Hull was found floating upside down off Milwaukee. Owned by John Smith, Pentwater, MI.
A.D. PATCHIN	steamer	-	-	1850 On October 3, the passengers of the steamer PATCHIN were unable to land for five days.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
ADELAIDE Later rebuilt as CHAMPLAIN	sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight	1840, May 3	-	See details
AFRICA	schooner	Sept 1867	-	cargo coal, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
A. FORD	schooner	July 1867	-	cargo grain, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Reached Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
ALICE E. WILDS	propeller, wood, bulk freight	1892, May 28	none	Collided with the steamer DOUGLAS and sank within 15 minutes.
ALNWICK	schooner	Sept 1867	-	lost mainstail by collision in Milwaukee Owned by John Reed Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867 Final Loss 1871, Oct 8, burned in the Chicago Fire
AMERICAN EAGLE	schooner	June 1872	-	collided with TOLEDO and both damaged at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec., 1872
ANGELINE also seen as ANGELIQUE	schooner, wood	1866, May 27	1 of 2	Waterlogged off North Point and drifted into shore. The skipper was rescued. The vessle later capsized and drifted into the bay.
ANNIE M. PETERSON	schooner			See Details
APPOMATTOX	propeller, wood, bulk freight	1905, Nov 2	none	Stranded in thick heavy fog that resembled smoke. She was lost in a gale on Nov. 2, 1905. Wreck is 25' deep.
ARROW	schooner, wood	1869, Nov 18	all	Stranded and lost.
ARUNDEL	schooner	Nov 1873	-	collided with the MILWAUKEE starting a bad leak, was compelled to discharge her cargo of supplies Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
ASHTABULA	schooner, wood, 2-mast	1883, Nov 11	none of 4	Trying to make Milwaukee for shelter in a gale. Capsized and sank.
A.W. LAWRENCE	propeller steam tug, wood	1888, Oct 31	4 of 6	The tug sunk after the boiler exploded killing 4 of the 6 crew members None of their crews' remains was found. The tug MERRILL rescued her cook and single passenger.
BADGER	steamboat	1837	-	1837 Steamboat BADGER, used to convey passengers and freight from the shore to vessels in the bay, was, while making the river, driven ashore and totally wrecked.(from History of Milwaukee County 1881)no other data available
BALDWIN	schooner	-	none	1849 Schooner BALDWIN: and bark SAM STRONG, collided at the end of the pier, causing slight damage.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
BARBER	propeller	1866	-	thorough repairs at a cost of $7,000 at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press December 23, 1866
BISMARK	tug	Sept 1872	-	broke her machinery in the Straits and was towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
BOSTON	sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger/package freight	1846, Nov 24	none	Ran out into the lake in order to seek shelter. Was pounded against the pier. Lost her stacks and then drifted into shore and pounded to pieces
BLACK HAWK	sloop	-	-	1841 In a November gale, the schooner HENRY NORTON, MEEMEE, and WENONA, and the sloop BLACK HAWK were driven ashore at Milwaukee. (Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
BUCKEYE STATE	bark, wood, 3-mast	1852, Nov 5	?	Stranded off S Milwaukee Point, later broken up by waves.
BUENA VISTA	schooner, wood, two mast	1875, Aug	?	no detail See Leigh Bio (marriages) See Peacock Bio (marriages)
C.C. TROWBRIDGE	sidewheel scow-steamer, wood	1842, Dec. 5 [ June 11 also given in error]	none	no detail
CELT	scow	Sept 1873	-	damaged more or less in a gale and arrived at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
CHALLENGE	schooner	Nov 1873	-	total loss at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
CHAMPLAIN (see also Adelaide)	propeller	May 1873	-	broke her wheel in the ice at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS	passenger-carrying whaleback	June 30th, 1917	-	Constructed in 1893, the Christopher Columbus was the only passenger-carrying whaleback steamer ever built. Eighteen passengers died when the ship hit a water tower on the bank of the Milwaukee River on June 30th, 1917.
CITY OF BOSTON	propeller	Nov 1867	-	broke machinery on Lake Michigan, towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
CITY OF CONCORD	propeller	Sept 1873	-	ran into the scow SEABIRD, off Milwaukee, doing the latter serious damage Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
CITY OF DETROIT	propeller	July 1873	-	ashore in a fog at Oak Creek, south of Milwaukee, got off slight damage Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
CITY OF FREMONT	propeller	July 1867	-	broke crank pin on Lake Michigan. Towed to Milwaukee by prop WENONA Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
CITY OF MILWAUKEE	bark	Sept 1872	-	lost outfit on Lake Michigan Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
CITY OF MILWAUKEE	bark	July 1873	-	struck by lighting in Lake Erie, losing her maintopmast Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
CITY OF MILWAUKEE	bark	Nov 1873	-	grain laden, on returning to Milwaukee broke her windlass and was otherwise damaged Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
CITY OF NEW YORK	propeller	Sept 1865	-	Broke her machinery on Lake Michigan; towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press Dec. 1865
CLARISSA	sloop	-	-	1840 Sloop CLARISSA driven ashore.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
CLEOPATRA	schooner	-	-	1851 Schooner CLEOPATRA, with a cargo of lumber form Bay de Noque, ran ashore north of the harbor through the neglect of the light-house keeper in not lighting the usual signals. Date, May 22.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
COL. COOK	schooner	1866	-	Loss of Life: Wm. Fitzgerald, cook, drowned while going on board schooner Col. Cook at Milwaukee, intoxicated Detroit Free Press December 25, 1866
COLLINGWOOD	schooner, wood, 2-mast	1882, Nov 25	5 (or 4) of 8	Capsized in a storm and later drifted ashore.
COLORADO	propeller	Nov 1867	-	ashore in a gale at Milwaukee. Lightered off. Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
CONQUEST	schooner	Aug 1873	-	cargo wood, sprung a leak and waterlogged near Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
CUMBERLAND	brig, wood, 2-mast	1859, Oct 19	none	Run into by the schooner CURLEW, while seeking shelter near the S. Pier in Milwaukee. Went out of control and crashed into the pier, where she quickly broke up.
DALE	schooner	Jul 16, 1903	unknown	Foundered at Milwaukee Wreck is about 10' deep.
DAN HAYES	schooner-barge [scow], wood	1898, Aug 3	?	No detail. Later dismantled in place. Built as a three-mast scow-schooner. Rebuilt, 1882
DELOS DEWOLF	schooner	Aug 1872	-	cargo grain, sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Reached Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
DEWITT CLINTON	steamer	Oct. 11, 1839	-	damaged by fire at Milwaukee $1,000 Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873 1839 Four seamen of the steamer DEWITT CLINTON, in attempting to land from the vessel in the bay, during a gale, were drowned.(from History of Milwaukee County 1881)
DEXTER	tug	Nov 1873	-	damaged by fire at Milwaukee $1,000 Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
DOLPHIN	schooner	1866	-	Loss of Life: Eram Williams, seaman, drowned from schooner Dolphin, at Milwaukee. Detroit Free Press December 25, 1866
DREDGE #906	steek dredge barge, nonself-propelled	May 23, 1956	9 of at least 10	Capsized and sank while in tow of tug E. JAMES FUSIK. The two were trying to beat a storm to port. Wreck is 30' to 55' deep.
E.C. ROBERTS	schooner	Sept 1867	-	damaged by a propeller at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
EDWARD E. GILLEN built as ERASTUS K. KNIGHT, renamed AUBREY in 1918, last name in 1964	propeller tug, steel	Jun 4, 1981	none	Undergoing strain tests on the towing winch she capsized and sank. Wreck is about 70' deep.
E. LEIGHTON	scow	July 1873	-	collided with N. M. Standard at Milwaukee, lost her rudder Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
E.L. ANTHONY	tug	Nov 1873	-	exploded her boiler at Milwaukee and killed the engineer Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
ELIZA GERLACH	schooner	Nov 1873	-	struck the pier at Milwaukee and was damaged in her bow Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
ELLEN PIKE	schooner	Mar 1866	-	injured by lighting, mainmast gone, at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
E.M.B.A.	schooner	Dec 10, 1932	-	stripped and scuttled off Milwaukee. Wreck is about 165' deep.
E.M. CARRINGTON	schooner, wood, 2-mast	1880, Nov 5	4 [all]	Became waterlogged in a storm and capsized well offshore. She was considered lost, but was later found awash.
E.M. FORD built as steamer PRESQUE ISLE, renamed in 1956	propeller, steel, bulk freight cement carrier	1979, Dec 24	none	Sunk at dock by a gale.
EMPIRE STATE	propeller	May 1872	-	cargo grain and flour, grounded and detained for several hours at Milwaukee, lightered and proceeded on Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec., 1872
EQUINOX	propeller	Sept 1867	-	collided with MAINE at Milwaukee. Damages slight Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867 See Trowell Bio (marriages)
EUGENE	scow	Sept 1867	-	collided with the scow GLADIATOR at Milwaukee, both damaged Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
EUGENE	scow	Nov 1867	-	cargo lumber ashore at Milwaukee got off Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
EVA M. CONE	schooner, wood	1872, Apr 22	none	Struck an ice floe on an early season run, capsized, and sank.
EVERGREEN	schooner, wood, 2-mast	Date of loss: 1880, Apr. 16	none of 4	Driven ashore while attempting to enter the Milwaukee harbor. She was soon broken up by the pounding of waves.
FAIRCHILD	bark	Sept 1867	-	collied with ONTONAGON, damaged each $50 Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
FLORETTA	schooner	Nov 1872	-	run into by prop IRONSIDES at Milwaukee,and sunk, no cargo, got up Detroit Free Press, Sat., 17 Dec, 1872
FREE DEMOCRAT	schooner	Nov 1872	-	beached at Milwaukee, got off Detroit Free Press, Sat., 17 Dec, 1872
FREE MASON	schooner	Mar 1866	-	capsized by a freshet at Milwaukee, and damaged $3,000 Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
F.W. BACKUS built as EARL CATHCART, renamed in 1852	propeller, wood	1866, Nov 25	none - those aboard included nine passengers	Found afire offshore. The crew and passengers were able to disembark. As she was being towed farther out she burned through her towline she drifted back to shore and burned to the waterline.
G. ELLEN none also seen as Ellen G.	scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast	Date of loss: 1901, Sep 16	none of 4	Battled a storm for two days before starting to break up.
GEM	schooner	Oct. 1865	-	Cargo grain; sprung a leak on Lake Michigan; put into Milwaukee for repairs Detroit Free Press Dec. 1865
GEN. MCCOOK	-	1866	-	Loss of Life: Sailor, name unknown, drowned from Gen. McCook at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press December 25, 1866
GEO. GOBLE	schooner	May 1867	-	collided with MONTGOMERY at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
GEO. NEVILLE	schooner	July 1866	-	collided with steamer MILWAUKEE at Milwaukee, former damaged $100 Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
GESINE	schooner	May 1873	-	run into the schooner PORTLAND at Milwaukee, doing damage to the latter Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
GLADIATOR	scow	Sept 1867	-	collided with EUGENE at Milwaukee both damaged Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
G.L. NEWMAN	bark	June 1867	-	collied with CHAFEE at Milwaukee and damaged $200 Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
GRACE A. CHANNON none , but many spelling variations of the name are seen including SHANNON, CHARMON, CHARMING, CHARME, etc.	schooner, wood, 3-mast	1877, Aug 2	1	Collided with the propeller tug FAVORITE and sunk.
GRAVES	steam barge	Aug 1873	-	became disabled by one of her boilers giving out on Lake Michigan; repaired at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
GUIDING STAR	schooner, wood, 3-mast	1883, Nov 6	none of 8	Went ashore and wrecked her bottom in a fog bound for Milwaukee.
GUIDING STAR	barge	July 1873	-	ashore in a fog at Oak Creek, south of Milwaukee, got off slight damage Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
G.W. TIFT	tug	May 1873	-	broker her machinery at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
H. SCOVILLE	schooner	Sept 1867	-	cargo lumber, water-logged on Lake Michigan, towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
H.C. POST	schooner	Oct 1873	-	general damaged in hull and outfit on Lake Michigan, and arrives at Milwaukee $600 Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
H.J. SANBORN	schooner	Sept 1867	-	struck on Milwaukee bar and broke rudder Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
HARMONIA	scow	July 1867	-	sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Reached Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
HARRISON	schooner	June 1866	-	lost foregafftopsail, and otherwise damaged, at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
HENRY CLAY	schooner	yr 1849	-	beached at Conneaut, Lake Erie, and again at Milwaukee; damage 1,200 Milwaukee Sentinel 15 Jan 1850
HENRY NORTON	schooner	-	-	1841 In a November gale, the schooner HENRY NORTON, MEEMEE, and WENONA, and the sloop BLACK HAWK were driven ashore at Milwaukee. (Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
HUNTER	propeller	July 1867	-	worked wheel loose on Lake Michigan. Reached Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
HUNTER	scow	Sept 1873	-	damaged more or less in a gale and arrived at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
HUNTER	scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast sand scow	1887, Jul 12	(none)	She capsized at a dock while unloading and sank, along with a steampump and boiler. She was later raised, but never used again. Owned by Milwaukee Tug Co.
IDA H. LEE	propeller steam tug, wood	1874, Apr 23	1	Rammed from behind by the schooner IDA, which she was towing. She ran afoul of her own towline. She sank quicky, trapping her engineer below.
IDA H. LEE	tug	Aug 1873	-	collided with DICK DAVIS near Milwaukee, filled with water, but was got inside Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
ILLINOIS	schooner	Sept 1873	-	thirty-six years afloat, arrives at Milwaukee minus her davits and other outfit Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
INDIANA	bark	May 1866	-	Indiana run into by propeller Lowell, at Milwaukee; stern damaged $100 Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
INDIANA	bark	1866	-	sale by Milwaukee parties to R K Winslow, on p.t. Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
INTERNATIONAL	schooner	May 1865	-	Damaged cargo of grain by spring a leak on Lake Michigan; repaired at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press Dec. 1865
INVINCIBLE	bark	June 1866	-	collided with MENOTA at Milwaukee; both damaged Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
IRONSIDES			-	see details See also FLORETTA
ISLAND CITY	schooner, wood, 2-mast, lumber	1894, Apr 8	2	Foundered 14 mi off Milwaukee, cargo Wood
JASON PARKER	schooner	Nov 1867	-	cargo lumber, ashore at Milwaukee. Lightered off Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
J.B. PRIME	scow	1876	-	Sold to Milwaukee Parties, $3,000 in 1876 Detroit Advertiser and Tribune, 30 Dec, 1876
JENNIFER built as the steamer CACOUNA from halves of sister ships, renamed LORNA P in 1973, last name in 1974	propeller, steel, bulk/package freight	1974, Dec 1	none	This freighter capsized and sank in a storm when her cargo shifted.
JENNY LIND	schooner	Sept 1872	-	waterlogged and lost portions of outfit on Lake Michigan, arrived at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
JERRY'S WRECK	unknown	May 29, 1905	-	Cause unknown, wreck is in about 10' deep/
J.H. DRAKE	schooner	July 1867	-	sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Reached Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
J.M. ALLMENDINGER	propeller, wood, bulk freight	Nov 26, 1895	none	Blinded by snow and went aground. Broken up by waves. Wreck is in 41' of water/
JOHN F. PORTER built as steamer CINCINNATI, renamed in 1840	schooner, wood	1855, Oct 20	none	Capsized and foundered off Milwaukee.
J.P. DECONDRES also seen in error as J.P. DE COUDRES, DESCONDRES and DEDONDRES	schooner, wood, lumber	1882, Jun 3*	none of 7	Stranded and wrecked. No other details
J. THURSBY	schooner	Sept 1867	-	lost jibboom by collission with schooner J. HOME at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
J.Y. SCAMMON	brigatine	yr 1849	-	dismasted on lake Michigan; towed into Milwaukee port and repaired, 1,000 Milwaukee Sentinel 15 Jan 1850
KENOSHA	propeller, steel, passenger & package freight	1935, Dec 5	none	Caught fire and was gutted while tied up for the winter. Considered a total loss. Sister of steamer WAUKEGAN. Built as a Corps of Engineers tug, but never used for that purpose. Converted to a small passenger steamer and given this name in 1920. Rebuil
LAC LA BELLE	propeller	Aug 1872	-	broke machinery on Lake Michigan, towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872 See Trowell Bio (Marriages) foundered in Lake Michigan with general cargo from Milwauukee for Grand Haven, nine lives were lost Detroit Free Press, Sat., 17 Dec, 1872
LADY DUFFERIN	schooner	Nov 1873	-	cargo salt, arrived at Milwaukee with centerboard broken Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
LADY ELGIN	passenger steamer	September 8, 1860	300-400	Passengers
LASALLE	schooner	yr 1849	-	capsized off Milwaukee, lake Michigan; 7 lives lost; damage to vessel, 800 Milwaukee Sentinel 15 Jan 1850
LAURINA	schooner, wood	1893, Apr 20	none	She drove into shallow water near the Milwaukee breakwater. She was sheltering herself when the breakwater gave way and allowed full force of waves to strike her. She dragged her anchors and went ashore. Lifesaving Service rescued her crew.
LEXINGTON	steamer	yr 1849	-	sunk at Miilwaukee; damage and expenses, 2,000 Milwaukee Sentinel 15 Jan 1850
L.H. COTTON	bark	Nov 1867	-	shifted cargo grain and run back to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
LIBERTY	schooner, wood, 2-mast	1872, Apr 14	1	She was coming into the harbor at around midnight in a gale when she struck on the cribwork of a government pier which was then being erected, but which was not lighted.
LOVELEY	schooner	June 1867	-	collided with PRIDE at Milwaukee damaged to PRIDE $50, LOVELY $150 Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
LUMBERMAN	schooner, wood, 3-mast	1893, Apr 20	none	foundered off Oak Creek in a squall and sank. She righted herself so that her topmasts stuck out of the water. Wreck is 50-75' of water.
MAIN	propeller	July 1867	-	worked wheel loose on Lake Michigan. Towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
MAINE sometimes seen as MAIME and MAIN	schooner, wood, 2-mast	1887, Oct 23	none of 6	Sprang a leak in mid-lake during the night, made for shore but sank before reaching her destination. Her crew had climbed her rigging as she went down.
MANISTEE	propeller	Nov 1867	-	broke her wheel at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867 See Saveland Bio (marriages)
MARSH	schooner	1840	-	1840 Schooner MARSH ran ashore and became a total loss with cargo.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
MARY BOOTH	scow-schooner, wood	1877, Nov 4	none	Became waterlogged in a gale and sank.
MARY BOOTH	schooner	Nov 1867	-	cargo lumber, ashore at Milwaukee. Got off Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
MARY JARECKI	steam barge	Nov 1872	-	laden with ore, ashore north of Summer Island, Green Gay, got off and repaired at Milwaukee, damage severe Detroit Free Press, Sat., 17 Dec, 1872
MARY MARGARET also seen as MARGARET MARY	schooner, wood, 2-mast	1854, Nov 9	none	Caught in a gale, filled and capsized. The crew clung to the heaving wreck until they were rescued.
MECHANIC	brigatine	July 1872	-	lost rail and stanchions by fouling with a bridge at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec., 1872
MEEMEE	schooner	-	-	1841 In a November gale, the schooner HENRY NORTON, MEEMEE, and WENONA, and the sloop BLACK HAWK were driven ashore at Milwaukee. (Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
MENODOTA	propeller	June 1866	-	collided with INVINCIBLE at Milwaukee; both damaged Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
MERCHANT	propeller	Aug 1872	-	disabled in machinery near Milwaukee, repaired there Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
MESSENGER	propeller	Oct 1873	-	sunk the scow Emanuel at Milwaukee, damage $400 Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873 See Saveland Bio (Marriages)
M.F. JOHNSON	schooner	Oct. 1865	-	Cargo, grain; lost some of her sails aon Lake Michigan; reached Milwaukee Detroit Free Press Dec. 1865
MILTON	schooner	May 1867	-	collied with W.H. HINSDALE at Milwaukee, damage to each $100 Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
MILWAUKEE built as MANISTIQUE, MARQUETTE & NORTHERN No. 1, renamed in 1909	propeller, steel, carferry, 30 car	Oct 22, 1929	52 [all]	Sailed off into a storm, and was lost. Wreck is in 90'-125' of water.
MILWAUKEE	propeller	Nov 1873	-	collided with the ARUNDEL at Milwaukee, starting a bad leak Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873 1840 Schooner MILWAUKEE driven ashore.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881) 1841 Steamboat MILWAUKEE ran aground on the bar, where it remained, a temporary obstruction, until driven into the harbor by the October gales.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
MILWAUKEE CLIPPER built as JUANIATA renamed in 1941	propeller, steel, carferry	Retired 1970	-	See details
MISSOURI	Propeller		-	See details
M.J. CUMMINGS	schooner, wood	1894, May 18	6 of 7	Put her anchors down in the harbor but dragged and struck bottom. Her crew went up the rigging as she sank.
MOHAWK	propeller	May 1873	-	ashore at North Point, Lake Michigan, in a fog; her engine became disabled; towed into Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
MONITOR	propeller tug, wood	1890, Aug 19	(none)	Foundered in a powerful NW gale.
MONTGOMERY	propeller	May 1867	-	collided with GEO GOBLE at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867 See Cochrane Bio(marriages)
MORNING LIGHT	schooner	Oct. 1865	-	cargo grain; damaged while going into Milwaukee Detroit Free Press Dec. 1865
M.R. GOFFE	bark	May 1866	-	damaged rudder on Milwaukee bar Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
MUSKEGON	sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight	1896, Sep 22	-	-
NELLIE TORRENT			-	The machinery has been placed in the Nellie Torrent at Milwaukee. She will now paddle her own canoe. She will be employed in the lumber trade between Manistee and Chicago. Detroit Post and Tribune, Sep 29, 1882
N.M. STANDART	brigatine	July 1873	-	a partial rebuild at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press December 23, 1866 collided with E. LEIGHTON at Milwaukee, lost cathead and jibboom Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
NIAGARA	sidewheel steamer, passenger & package freight	1856, Sep 24	-	She caught fire and burned.
NILE	sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight	1850, Sep 6	none	She caught fire and burned to a total loss, along with a warehouse and dock. The fire was suspected to be arson.
NILE	ster	yr 1849	-	wrecked at Milwaukee; may be got off 12,000 Milwaukee Sentinel 15 Jan 1850
NORLOND built as steamer EUGENE C. HART, renamed, 1922	propeller, wood, passenger & package freight	1922, Nov 13	?	Sprang a leak in a storm and tried to return to shore. Foundered 2 mi south of Milwaukee Harbor. Wreck is in 45' of water.
NORTH SHORE built as steamer BON AMI, renamed in 1922	propeller, wood, package freight "fruit boat"	1930, Sep 30	6 or 7 [all]	She foundered in a fall gale.
NORTHWEST	bark	Sept 1872	-	lost outfit on Lake Michigan Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
OCEAN	schooner	1836	-	1836 Schooner OCEAN driven ashore in harbor. no other data available (from History of Milwaukee County 1881)
ONEIDA	propeller	July 1865	-	Broke her machinery on Lake Michigan; towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press Dec. 1865 See Eisenhardt Bio (Marriages)
ONEIDA CHIEF	schooner	-		Sale by E. Fitzgerald to B.& J. Hubbard, Milwaukee $15,000 Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866 See Adlam bio(marriages)
ONTONAGON	propeller	Sept 1867	-	collided with bark FAIRCHILD at Milwaukee Damaged each $50 Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
OTTAWA	propeller	Sept 1867	-	collided with steamship DETROIT, at Milwaukee, both injured Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
PARANA	bark	May 1866	-	Bark Parana and Indiana collided at Milwaukee; damage to each $100 Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866 See Williams Bio(Marriages)
PERE MARQUETTE 4 built as F.&.P.M. No. 4 renamed in 1901	propeller, wood, pas & pkg frt break-bulk carrier [NOT a carferry]	1923, May 15	none	Collided almost bows-on with the carferry PERE MARQUETTE 17 in a passing error and was heavily damaged.
PERSIAN	schooner	Sept 1867	-	cargo grain, ashore at Milwaukee, got up Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
PETREL	schooner	Nov 1872	-	cargo wood, ashore in Milwaukee Bay, no particulars Detroit Free Press, Sat., 17 Dec, 1872
PHALAROPE	schooner, wood, 2 mast	1872, Sep (28)	(none)	She drove ashore and tore up her bottom.
PHIL SHERIDAN	propeller	Sept 1867	-	broke feed pipe on Lake Michigan. Towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
PHILADELPHIA	propeller	July 1873	-	collide with RECIPROCITY at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
PITTSBURG	propeller	Nov 1867	-	struck on Milwaukee bar and damaged bottom Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867 See Trowell Bio(marriages)
PLANET	scow	Sept 1873	-	damaged more or less in a gale and arrived at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873 See Budge bio(marriages)
PORTLAND	schooner	May 1873	-	run into by the GESINE at Milwaukee, damaged Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
POWHATAN	brigatine	May 1867	-	sprung a leak on Lake Michigan. Reached Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
PRIDE	schooner	June 1867	-	collided with LOVELY at Milwaukee damage to PRIDE $50, LOVELY $150 Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
PRINDIVILLE	tug	June 1867	-	lost smokestack, at Milwaukee, by vessel's jibboom Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
PRINS WILLEM V	propeller motor vessel, steel, package freight	Oct 14, 1954	none	She collided with the towed barge SINCLAIR XII, in tow of the tug SINCLAIR HOUSTON (or SINCLAIR CHICAGO), and sank with a 20x8 foot hole in her side. The wreck is in 45' of water.
RECIPROCITY	schooner	July 1873	-	collided with PHILADELPHIA at Milwaukee, damaged $300 Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
REGULATOR	schooner	Nov 1873	-	lost timber at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
RELIABLE	propeller, wood, sandsucker	1913, Aug 16	none	She capsized and sank due to a shift of her cargo in a gale. Her crew had fought rising water in her hold for many hours, but when she finally started to list, the end came in just minutes. Her boiler exploded as she sank, blasting her to pieces.
REPUBLIC	schooner	-	-	sale by Olsen & Co., Milwaukee, to H.J. WINSLOW, on p.t. Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866 See Williams Bio(marriages)
R.J. SANBORN	bark	Oct. 1865	-	Ashore at Milwaukee; got off Detroit Free Press Dec. 1865
S.A. WOOD	schooner, wood, 3-mast	1904, Nov 13	1	Dismasted by a storm and her skipper killed by a falling spar.
SAILOR BOY	scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast	1883, May 21	none of 3	Anchored outside the Milw. harbor waiting for gales to subside. She broke her chains and drove aground.
SAM STRONG	schooner	-	none	1849 Schooner BALDWIN: and bark SAM STRONG, collided at the end of the pier, causing slight damage.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
SCOW #1	(unrigged) scow	1895, Sep 22	?	Sunk close in. Not recovered
SCOW	scow	-	-	1841 Two wood scows with cargoes were wrecked. (Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
SEA BIRD	Type of loss: scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast	1883 Jul 20	Cargo: wood slabs	Discovered floating on her side, abandoned, 30 miles E of Milwaukee by the steamer CITY OF MILWAUKEE.
SEBASTOPOL none seen in the press most often as SEVASTOPOL*	sidewheel steamer, wood	1855, Sep 18	4,6 or 7	Her captain misread shore lights while she was coming into Milwaukee in a gale. Wreck is in 35' of water.
SNOW DROP	schooner, wood, 3-mast	1892, Apr 30	none	She was stranded and destroyed in a gale.
S. ROBINSON also seen as SAMUEL ROBINSON	schooner, wood, 2-mast	1872, May 24	none of 8	Intercepted in heavy fog by the passenger propeller MANISTEE. Each vessel heard the other's fog signal, although neither could see well enough to avoid the collision.
ST. ALBANS	propeller, wood, passenger & package freight	1881, Jan 30	none of 27	She hit a Lake Michigan iceburg, which filled the hole it had made in her hull. The ship rushed for shore, but as the ice melted, the vessel filled and sank. Wreck is in 167' of water.
ST. IGNACE	scow-schooner, wood	1894, Nov 9*	1	Capsized and foundered in gale.
ST. LAWRENCE	schooner, wood, 2-mast	1878, Apr 30	2 of 5	Caught fire from the boiling over of a kettle of pitch which was being melted on the galley stove. The fire progressed so rapidly that the crew had no time to shorten sail before abandoning, and, with the ship underway, the lifeboat capsized as soon as hi
ST. PETER Other Names	schooner, wood	1874, May 5	none	-
SULTANA	steamer	-	-	1850 In the gale of September 30, steamer SULTANA was injured while anchored in the bay. (Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
SUMATRA	schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight	1896, Sep 30	4 of 7	She was blown down and foundered off Milwaukee Harbor while under tow of the steamer B.W. ARNOLD. Cargo Steel Rails. Wreck is in 150 ft of water.
SUN	propeller	May 1866	-	struck Milwaukee pier going in; damaged stem and sprung a leak. Detroit Free Press Dec. 19 1866
SUSAN DREW	schooner	-	-	1850 At the same time the schooners CHERUBUSCO and SUSAN DREW parted cables and ran ashore. (Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
SUSQUEHANNA	propeller	Oct 1873	-	cargo lumber, ashore 12 miles north of Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
TENNIE & LAURA	schooner or scow-schooner, wood	1903, Aug 8	1 of 2	Capsized and foundered. The survivor was picked up by the steamer MARK COVELL.
THEODORE W. MAURICE also seen as T. W. MAURICE	schooner, wood, 2-mast [also referred to as a brig]	1850, Sep 2	none	She was out of control and waterlogged and passed Milwaukee. She then went on the rocks and capsized near Wind Pt. Her crew made it to shore, but the vessel broke up, a total loss.
THOMAS A. SCOTT	schooner-barge, wood, 4-mast	1880, Oct 29	none	Struck by the big steamer AVON and sank quickly while lying at anchor riding out a storm.
THOS. H. HOWLAND	schooner	Nov 1872	-	cargo coal, sprung a leak and sunk in Beaver Harbor, raised and towed to Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, Sat., 17 Dec, 1872
THREE BELLS	schooner	-	-	extensive repairs at a cost of $4,000 at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press December 23, 1866 See Campbell bio(marriages)
T. KINGSFORD	schooner	May 1865	-	Ashore at Pilot Island; got off and repaired at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press Dec. 1865
TOLEDO	schooner	June 1872	-	collided with AMERICAN EAGLE and both damaged at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec., 1872
TRANSIT	schooner	Oct 1872	-	in a storm collided with schooner DRIVER Detroit Free Press, Sat., 17 Dec, 1872
TWO FANNIES	schooner		-	See Details
UNION	schooner	Oct 1873	-	struck the piers going into Milwaukee and damaged Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
UNNAMED SHIP	-	1836	-	1836 Four men were drowned from a ship's boat, while attempting to make the shore. (UNNAMED SHIP) (from History of Milwaukee County 1881)
VAN BUREN	schooner	-	-	1839 Schooner VAN BUREN was driven ashore near the Milwaukee River. (Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
VERMONT	schooner	Oct 1872	-	in a storm struck Milwaukee pier, and schooner DRIVER collided with schooner TRANSIT same time, loosing jibboom Detroit Free Press, Sat., 17 Dec, 1872
VOLUNTEER	steamer	25 Mar 1905	-	Stripped and abandoned at Milwaukee. Wreck is in 130ft of water
W. CROSSWAITE	schooner	Sept 1867	-	cargo, grain, struck coming out of Chicago and sunk on arriving at Milwaukee. Cargo total loss, vessel raised Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867
WESTMORELAND	propeller	Dec 1853	-	layed up in Milw for the winter.
W. G. BUCKNOR	schooner	yr 1849	-	capsized off Milwaukee, lake Michigan, 3 lives lost, vessel raised, 800 Milwaukee Sentinel 15 Jan 1850
W.H. HINSDALE	schooner	May 1867	-	collided with MILTON at Milwaukee, damage to each $100 Detroit Free Press, December 20, 1867 See Lund Bio(marriages)
W.H. MINER	tug	May 1873	-	broke her machinery at Milwaukee Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
WHIRLWIND	schooner	July 1872	-	collided with prop GLOVER at Milwaukee while in tow, damaged $800 Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec., 1872
WM. GRADY	schooner	Nov 1873	-	cargo grain, lost her sails and otherwise damaged, returned to Milwaukee and was laid up. Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec, 1873
WM. LEWIS	schooner	Sept 1872	-	grain loaded, sprung a leak in a gale on Lake Michigan; was towed first to Grand Haven, thence to Milwaukee; a considerable portion of her cargo damaged Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872
WING & WING	schooner	1848	-	1848 Schooner WING AND WING was dismasted and her mate drowned, while making this port in a gale in the month of October.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
WINSLOW	brig	1841	-	1841 The brig WINSLOW, heavily laden with valuable merchandise, while discharging her cargo in Milwaukee Bay, was obliged, by stress of weather to put to sea, and was beached seventeen miles north of Chicago. Loss $50,000.(Source History of Milwaukee County 1881)
W.R. HANNA	scow-schooner, wood	1870, Nov (19)	none	Capsized in a squall. Her crew was rescued by the schooner TWO CHARLIES while the vessel herself was towed into Milwaukee harbor on her beam ends by the U.S. Revenue Cutter ANDREW JOHNSON. While lying in the harbor she was struck by the bark CLYDE and dam
YORK STATE	schooner	Sept 1872	-	while in tow with scow SUPPLY, broke loose and went ashore at Milwaukee, got off Detroit Free Press, Sat., 14 Dec, 1872

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A.B. MOORE:
See McCoy Bio

A.J. MAURY:
See Cochrane Bio

ANNIE O. HANSON:
See Lund Bio

ARETURUS:
See Cheyne Bio
See Williams Bio

ATLANTIC:
See Thorp Bio

BALTIMORE:
See Eisenhardt Bio

BAY CITY:
See Campbell bio

BAY STATE:
See Litts Bio

BELGIUM:
See Eisenhardt Bio

BUCEPHALUS:
See Campbell bio

CALDWELL:
See Trowell Bio

CAROLINE:
See Trowell Bio

CHAPIN:
See Leigh Bio

CITY OF MADISON:
See Larson Bio

CITY OF TOLEDO:
See Lund Bio

CITY OF TORONTO:
See Budge bio

COLIN CAMBELL:
See Cochrane Bio

CUBA:
See Melgord Bio

CUSHMAN:
See Trowell Bio

DAN SICKLES:
See Lund Bio

DAVID FERGUSON:
See Cheyne Bio

DAVID VANCE:
See Vance Bio

DELAWARE:
See Campbell bio

EUPHRATES:
See Trowell Bio

FALCON:
See Williams Bio

GEORGE BARLOW:
See Saveland Bio

GLENBEULAH:
See Williams Bio

GOVERNER CUSHMAN:
See Campbell bio

GREAT WEST:
See Campbell bio

GUIDE:
See Peacock Bio

H.B. STEELE:
See Lund Bio

HANNIBAL:
See Cheyne Bio

HENRY FITZHUGH:
See Budge bio

HILTON:
See Cochrane Bio

INDEPENDENCE:
See Litts Bio

IRONSIDES:
See Saveland Bio
See Trowell Bio

J.T. BECKER:
See Thorp Bio

JACKSON:
See Vance Bio

JACOB BERTSCHY:
See Cochrane Bio

JAMES GARRETT:
See Swinburn Bio

JENNIE BELL:
See Christiansen Bio

JESSE HOYT:
See Stamford Bio

JOHN HOLLISTER:
See Trowell Bio

JOHN SCHUETTE:
See Berenson bio

JOHN SCHUETTE:
See Lund Bio

JULIA:
See Eisenhardt Bio

LEWIS C. IRWIN:
See Stamford Bio

MAPLE LEAF:
See Lund Bio

MICHIGAN:
See Trowell Bio

MINNEAPOLIS:
See Saveland Bio

MORGAN:
See Vance Bio

NELLIE CHURCH:
See Cochrane Bio
See Rayman Bio

O.H. PERRY:
See Trowell Bio

OCEAN STAR:
See Eisenhardt Bio

OGENTRY:
See Trowell Bio

OLD COLONY:
See Eisenhardt Bio

OLEANDER:
See Campbell bio

ORONTES:
See Trowell Bio

PHILLIPPI:
See Vance Bio

PLYMOUTH ROCK:
See Budge bio

RACINE:
See Williams Bio

SACRAMENTO:
See Cheyne Bio

SAGINAW:
See Trowell Bio

SANDUSKY:
See Campbell bio

SARAH GREEN:
See Campbell bio

SELMA:
See Vance Bio

SHANGHAI:
See Cheyne Bio

ST. NICHOLAS:
See Litts Bio

SUPERIOR:
See Trowell Bio

SYLPH:
See Budge bio

TERSHA:
See Swinburn Bio

TRADER:
See Cochrane Bio

TRANSIT:
See Larson Bio

UNCLE TOM:
See Campbell bio

WASHINGTON:
See Swinburn Bio

WELCOME:
See Larson Bio

WM. CRIPPIN:
See O'Driscoll Bio

WM. H. STEPHENS:
See Cheyne Bio

YOUNG AMERICA:
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