AH-WR-1591

Joys

Steam Barge · United States · Lost 1898 · Door County & Lake Michigan

She burned at her Sturgeon Bay moorings and sank.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Joys was built in 1884. She was built specifically for the lumber trade. She burned at her Sturgeon Bay moorings and sank. After machinery salvage, her hull was moved and used as a breakwater.

Vessel

Built: 1884
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: December 24, 1898
Cause: Fire
Location: Sturgeon Bay
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: Sturgeon Bay, 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: Joys
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.