AH-WR-1582

E.P. Royce

Schooner · United States · Lost 1893 · Door County & Lake Michigan

She was driven ashore while recovering ties and posts from the wrecked Windsor.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

E.P. Royce was built in 1873. She worked in the lumber trade. She was driven ashore while recovering ties and posts from the wrecked Windsor. Her crew reached shore safely and the wreck was subsequently stripped.

Vessel

Built: 1873
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 25, 1893
Cause: Storm
Location: Little Harbor, south of Cana Island
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: Little Harbor, south of Cana Island, 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: E.P. Royce
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.