Fleetwing
Schooner · United States · Lost 1888 · Door County & Lake Michigan
A wooden schooner lost in an 1888 gale off the Door Peninsula, her hull still resting in shallow, snorkelable water at Garrett Bay.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Fleetwing was a wooden schooner built in 1867 that carried general cargo on the Great Lakes. In October 1888 she was lost in a storm off Liberty Grove on the Door Peninsula. The wreck settled in shallow water and remains substantially intact. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Vessel
- 1867
- Henry B. Burger
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- Wood
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- Sail
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Loss
- October 13, 1888
- Storm
- Lake Michigan off Liberty Grove, Door County, Wisconsin
- Lake Michigan
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The Wreck Today
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- Well preserved hull structure including keelson and centerboard
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- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (2001)
Position
- 45.288° N 87.050° W
- Surveyed position
- Gills Rock, Door County, Wisconsin
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)
Exact casualty figures and voyage details are not established in the sources reviewed.
Wisconsin Historical Society / Wisconsin Shipwrecks
Build date, wreck site details, condition
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places
Listing date, location, significance
