AH-WR-1759

Pride

Schooner · Lost November 1901; described as a total wreck in the Door County Advocate of November 30, 1901 · Door County & Lake Michigan

Pride missed stays and became a total wreck on the rocks in Washington Harbor in November 1901.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Pride was a wooden three-masted schooner built by Daniel Dibble at Sandusky in 1849. She carried general cargo, lumber and slab wood and was rebuilt in 1868 and 1880. A November 1901 newspaper account described her as a total wreck after she missed stays while leaving Washington Harbor with potatoes and cordwood. Some potatoes were recovered from the wreck. Wisconsin Shipwrecks reports broken remains at the north end of Washington Island in 40 feet of water.

Vessel

Built: 1849
Registry: US registry no. 19770
Builder: Daniel Dibble
Yard: Sandusky, Ohio
Material: Wood
Length: 87 ft
Beam: 20.6 ft
Tonnage: 83.04 gross tons
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Final owner: Captain C. Klingenberg

Loss

Date: November 1901; described as a total wreck in the Door County Advocate of November 30, 1901
Cause: Grounding
Location: Washington Harbor, Washington Island, Lake Michigan
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: About 900 bushels of potatoes and several cords of wood
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: C. Klingenberg

The Wreck Today

Depth: 40 ft
Condition: Institutional account describes broken, scattered wreckage at the north end of Washington Island in 40 feet of water.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Washington Island, Wisconsin
Region: Door County & Lake Michigan

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)

Loss month and completed wrecking are documented; exact day is not assigned, and malformed inventory longitude prevents adoption of a modern position.

Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant — Wisconsin Shipwrecks
Full construction/service/final-voyage/present-condition bodies: 1849 Sandusky build, builder, registry, dimensions, three masts and rebuilds; November 30, 1901 newspaper describes total wreck in Washington Harbor, potatoes/wood cargo and salvage; enrollment surrender and 40-foot reported depth; malformed longitude omitted.