AH-WR-1584

Farrand H. Williams

Scow Schooner · United States · Lost 1900 · Door County & Lake Michigan

She stranded while lying at anchor in Horseshoe Bay with cordwood aboard.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Farrand H. Williams was built in 1882. She worked in the lumber trade and lightered cargo from wrecked vessels. She stranded while lying at anchor in Horseshoe Bay with cordwood aboard. The vessel went to pieces and was declared a total loss.

Vessel

Built: 1882
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: September 16, 1900
Cause: Grounding
Location: Horseshoe Bay, Door County
Water: Green Bay, 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: Horseshoe Bay, Door County, 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: Farrand H. Williams
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.