AH-WR-1502

Plymouth

Schooner Barge · United States · Lost 1913 · Door County & Lake Michigan

An old schooner barge left at anchor in the Great Storm of 1913 and lost with all seven aboard.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Plymouth was a wooden schooner built in 1854 and later cut down to a barge. In November 1913 her tug left her at anchor near St. Martin Island as the Great Storm of 1913 broke. She was lost with all seven aboard. A note from one of the crew was later found in a bottle. Her wreck was found in 1984.

Vessel

Built: 1854
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Towed barge (former schooner)
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 9, 1913
Cause: Storm
Location: Lake Michigan, near St. Martin Island
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 7
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: 1984
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 45.50° N 86.75° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: St. Martin Island, Michigan
Region: Door County & Lake Michigan

Pin marks the named place of loss, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)

Exact wreck position, depth and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Maritime Preservation and Archaeology Program
Vessel history, loss and site documentation.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Vessel particulars and career.