Norma
Schooner · Lost 1900 · Door County & Lake Michigan
A two-masted coastal trading schooner lost at Egg Harbor before her replacement wrecked during salvage work.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Norma was built at De Pere in 1867; the service narrative names J.S. Monroe as builder. Captain W.P. Kirtland used her in coastal trade around Green Bay. She capsized in August 1898, losing crewman Louis Tilman, but was repaired and returned to service. Blown ashore at Egg Harbor on September 11, 1900, she became a total loss. Her cargo and rigging were later transferred to William Finch, which also wrecked.
Vessel
- 1867
- US registry no. 18605
- J.S. Monroe
- De Pere, Wisconsin
- Wood
- 58 ft
- 14.1 ft
- 19.57 gross tons
- Sail
- Captain W.P. Kirtland
Loss
- September 11, 1900
- Storm
- Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
- Green Bay
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The Wreck Today
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Position
- 45.05° N 87.30° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Shipwrecks inventory position; not independently verified as surviving wreck remains.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
Final-loss casualties, depth and surviving remains are not established; the inventory builder field differs from its service narrative.
Wisconsin Shipwrecks — Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant
Construction, registry, service, vessel-specific final-loss narrative and published inventory coordinates.
