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Scow Schooner · United States · Lost 1883 · Door County & Lake Michigan

She missed the canal entrance during a gale and stranded south of the breakwater.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Banner was built in 1864. She carried wood on Lake Michigan. She missed the canal entrance during a gale and stranded south of the breakwater. Heavy seas broke up the vessel; some cargo was salvaged.

Vessel

Built: 1864
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 4, 1883
Cause: Grounding
Location: Lake entrance to Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
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: Lake entrance to Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, Wisconsin
Region: Door County & Lake Michigan

No verified wreck coordinates used; historical loss locality only.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)

An exact wreck position, present depth and final-loss casualty total are not established here.

Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant — Wisconsin Shipwrecks: Banner
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.