AH-WR-1909

Hans Crocker

Bark (or Barque) · Lost Late November 1876; the Door County Advocate of December 7, 1876 reports the leak on 'Wednesday night last'. · Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan

A Milwaukee-built bark leaking off Kenosha struck a sunken crib in 1876 and went to pieces beside the harbor piers.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

James M. Jones built the three-masted bark Hans Crocker at Milwaukee in 1856. In late November 1876, bound from Little Sturgeon to Chicago with shingles, hardwood lumber and vessel knees, she sprang a leak off Kenosha. Trying to make the harbor, she struck a sunken crib and went ashore just south of the piers, where she went rapidly to pieces. Most of the valuable cargo was a total loss.

Vessel

Built: 1856
Registry: US registry no. 11174
Builder: James M. Jones
Yard: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Material: Wood
Length: 139.3 ft
Beam: 32.62 ft
Tonnage: 335.03 gross tons
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: Late November 1876; the Door County Advocate of December 7, 1876 reports the leak on 'Wednesday night last'.
Cause: Grounding
Location: Ashore just south of the harbor piers, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Little Sturgeon, Wisconsin → Chicago, Illinois
Cargo: Shingles, hardwood lumber and vessel knees
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established