R.G. Stewart
Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1899 · Apostle Islands & Western Lake Superior
A wooden Lake Superior steamer burned near Michigan Island in June 1899.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
R.G. Stewart was a wooden bulk steam freighter working Lake Superior in the late nineteenth century. On 4 June 1899 fire broke out aboard near Michigan Island in the Apostles. The hull burned and sank close to the island shore. Her remains are recorded among the shipwrecks of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Vessel
- 1878
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- Wood
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- Steam, single screw
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Loss
- June 4, 1899
- Fire
- Off Michigan Island, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior
- Lake Superior
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- Accounts differ on the number of lives lost in the fire.
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The Wreck Today
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- Burned hull remains near Michigan Island.
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- Within Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Position
- 46.87° N 90.50° W
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- Michigan Island, Wisconsin
Position given for the Michigan Island area; the wreck position is not published in the sources reviewed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (54/100)
The number of lives lost, the wreck position and its present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
National Park Service, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Wreck's presence in the lakeshore's shipwreck record.
Wisconsin Historical Society, maritime archaeology program
Vessel identity and circumstances of the fire.
