AH-WR-1715

Agnes Behrman

Scow-Schooner · United States · Lost 1898 · Door County & Lake Michigan

Agnes Behrman dragged anchor and became a total loss at Hedgehog Harbor in October 1898.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Agnes Behrman was built in 1883 as a wooden two-masted scow-schooner for cordwood and island freight service. She returned to service in summer 1898 after her enrollment had been surrendered as unfit in June 1897. On October 30, 1898, she dragged anchor at Hedgehog Harbor, struck bottom at the pier and broke apart. Her final enrollment was surrendered on December 1, 1898 after the loss.

Vessel

Built: 1883
Registry: US registry no. 106189
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: 91.7 ft
Beam: 24.9 ft
Tonnage: 110.93 gross tons
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: October 30, 1898
Cause: Grounding
Location: Hedgehog Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin
Water: Green Bay
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Maple wood
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Gills Rock, Wisconsin
Region: Door County & Lake Michigan

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)

Builder spelling and construction location conflict within the source; casualties, exact wreck position, depth and present condition are not established.

Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant — Wisconsin Shipwrecks
Identity, two-masted scow-schooner rig, dimensions, final wreck date and chronology; construction conflicts and unconfirmed position disclosed.