AH-WR-1906

Ella Doak

Scow Schooner · Lost 1875 · Door County & Lake Michigan

A three-masted scow schooner was driven onto the stony beach of Hedgehog Harbor by an 1875 gale and left to the elements.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

James Corlette built the three-masted scow schooner Ella Doak at Pentwater, Michigan, in 1868, sized to carry about 80,000 feet of lumber. On August 5, 1875, moored at Hedgehog Harbor after loading stone for Ludington, she was driven high and dry by a gale and her sides were crushed. Repair attempts failed; by late November salvagers removed her spars and rigging. Uninsured, she was a loss to owners M.L. Doak and O.P. Conger of Ahnapee.

Vessel

Built: 1868
Registry: US registry no. 8205
Builder: James Corlette (or Carlette)
Yard: Pentwater, Michigan
Material: Wood
Length: 80.7 ft
Beam: 21.3 ft
Tonnage: 75.4 gross tons
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: August 5, 1875
Cause: Storm
Location: Beach of Hedgehog Harbor inside Death's Door, Green Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
Water: Green Bay
Voyage: Ludington, Michigan
Cargo: Partial load of stone for Ludington harbor
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established