AH-WR-1580

Dan Sickles

Scow Schooner · United States · Lost 1878 · Door County & Lake Michigan

She became waterlogged and capsized off Sherman Bay.

Become Captain of Record

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Dan Sickles was built in 1868. She carried cordwood on Lake Michigan. She became waterlogged and capsized off Sherman Bay. Her crew reached shore in the yawl; the vessel drifted ashore and broke up.

Vessel

Built: 1868
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: May 4, 1878
Cause: Not established
Location: Sherman Bay, north of 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: Sherman Bay, north of 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)

The inventory states construction in 1868 but also lists earlier service incidents; construction chronology and the wreck position remain unresolved.

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