AH-WR-1593

L. May Guthrie

Scow Schooner · United States · Lost 1894 · Door County & Lake Michigan

She stranded on Fisherman Shoal during a severe southeast gale.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

L. May Guthrie was built in 1874. She operated as a wooden two-masted scow schooner. She stranded on Fisherman Shoal during a severe southeast gale. The tug Prescott rescued the crew; attempts to refloat her failed.

Vessel

Built: 1874
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 26, 1894
Cause: Grounding
Location: Fisherman Shoal, east of Washington Island
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: Fisherman Shoal, east of Washington Island, 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: L. May Guthrie
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.