AH-WR-0276

Marquette

Wooden Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1881 · Apostle Islands & Western Lake Superior

Formerly named Republic, this wooden freighter was lost in a storm near Michigan Island in 1881.

Become Captain of Record See Shipwreck on Map

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Built in 1867 as Republic, the vessel was later renamed Marquette and continued in Great Lakes bulk service. In April 1881 she was lost in a storm near Michigan Island in the Apostle Islands. Details of her final voyage are only partially documented. She remains one of the lesser-known losses of the archipelago.

Vessel

Built: 1867
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: April 25, 1881
Cause: Storm
Location: Near Michigan Island, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior
Water: Lake Superior
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: Within Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Position

Coordinates: 46.85° N 90.57° W
Accuracy: Approximate position
Nearest: Michigan Island, Apostle Islands, Wisconsin
Region: Apostle Islands & Western Lake Superior

The National Register nomination and Wikipedia place the wreck five miles east of Michigan Island in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior; this is a described approximate position rather than a surveyed GPS fix.