AH-WR-1578

C. Harrison

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

She attempted to leave Whitefish Bay pier during a gale but was swept onto the beach.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

C. Harrison was built in 1854. She carried cargo on the Great Lakes over a long working life. She attempted to leave Whitefish Bay pier during a gale but was swept onto the beach. The old schooner quickly broke up with a cargo of wood aboard.

Vessel

Built: 1854
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: October 31, 1898
Cause: Storm
Location: Whitefish Bay, Door County
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: Whitefish Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
Region: Door County & Lake Michigan

Inventory map coordinates conflict with its Door County loss account and were excluded.

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: C. Harrison
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.