AH-WR-1823

Conquest

Schooner · United States · Lost Probably June 1899; June 22 enrollment surrender is an administrative total-loss date, not an established casualty day. · Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan

A two-masted lumber schooner capsized near Sheboygan's North Pier, probably in June 1899.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Conquest was built by D. Rogers at Olcott, New York, in 1853. The wooden two-masted schooner carried lumber, cedar and sometimes cobblestone, and was purchased by the Brann Brothers of Baileys Harbor in 1875. A spring 1881 rebuild from the keel up at Sheboygan increased its lumber capacity to 170,000 board feet. It later capsized near Sheboygan's North Pier, probably in June 1899; abandoned remains were reported near the north breakwater. Its last enrollment was surrendered as a total loss on June 22, but that administrative date is not an established casualty day.

Vessel

Built: 1853
Registry: US registry no. 4582
Builder: D. Rogers
Yard: Olcott, New York
Material: Wood
Length: 110 ft
Beam: 21 ft
Tonnage: 150.79 gross tons
Propulsion: Sail; two-masted schooner
Owners: Captain W.H. McDonald (original owner); Brann Brothers of Baileys Harbor (from 1875)

Loss

Date: Probably June 1899; June 22 enrollment surrender is an administrative total-loss date, not an established casualty day.
Cause: Not established
Location: Vicinity of Sheboygan's North Pier; abandoned remains reportedly near the north breakwater
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: Abandoned remains reported near the north breakwater; modern condition and verified site not established.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Region: Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan

Reported historic locality is not a verified final wreck position; coordinates omitted.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

The exact casualty day, capsize mechanism, casualty figures, depth and verified modern wreck position are not established.

Wisconsin Shipwrecks — Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant
Complete construction table, owners and cargo service; spring 1881 rebuild, probable June 1899 capsize and abandoned remains; June 22 enrollment surrender kept distinct from casualty date.