Thomas Hume
Schooner · United States · Lost 1891 · Chicago & Southern Lake Michigan
A lumber schooner that vanished in 1891 and was found off Chicago more than a century later.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Thomas Hume was a wooden lumber schooner built in 1870. In May 1891, returning empty from Chicago to Muskegon, she disappeared in a gale with her crew of seven. Her fate was a mystery until her wreck was found in Lake Michigan off Chicago in the 2000s.
Vessel
- 1870
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- Wood
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- Sail, schooner rig
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Loss
- May 21, 1891
- Storm
- Lake Michigan, off Chicago
- Lake Michigan
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- 7
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The Wreck Today
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Position
- 41.95° N 87.45° W
- General area only
- Chicago, Illinois
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.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Vessel particulars and career.
