Barbarian
Schooner · United States · Lost 1898 · Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan
An Oswego-built lumber schooner that became waterlogged and was pounded to pieces on the Milwaukee breakwater in an 1898 storm.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1855 at Oswego, New York, Barbarian spent over four decades in the Chicago-Milwaukee lumber trade. On October 25, 1898, laden with hemlock railroad ties, she became waterlogged and was driven ashore onto the breakwater near the Milwaukee harbor entrance, where she was pounded to pieces by the surf.
Vessel
- 1855
- US registry no. 2137
- A. Miller
- Oswego, New York
- Wood
- 136.1 ft
- 25.88 ft
- 297.48
- Sail, two masts
- D. Williams
Loss
- October 25, 1898
- Storm
- Breakwater, about 1 mile northeast of Milwaukee harbor entrance
- Lake Michigan
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- Hemlock railroad ties
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The Wreck Today
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Position
- 43.03° N 87.87° W
- Approximate position
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Approximate registered site coordinate from the Wisconsin Shipwrecks database.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (62/100)
Loss of life and present wreck condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
Wisconsin Historical Society / Wisconsin Shipwrecks database
Build specifications, cargo, and final loss narrative.
