AH-WR-0306

Timely Gull

Sailboat · United States · Lost Reported broken loose from her mooring and lost during a storm in the 1850s · Great Salt Lake

A small sailboat said to have belonged to Brigham Young, reportedly lost in a Great Salt Lake storm in the 1850s.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Timely Gull was a small sailboat associated with Utah pioneer leader Brigham Young that, according to local tradition, broke loose from her mooring and was lost in a storm on the Great Salt Lake during the 1850s. Great Salt Lake State Park staff believe a wreck visible near Antelope Island in periods of low water may be her remains, though this identification has not been confirmed.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Brigham Young

Loss

Date: Reported broken loose from her mooring and lost during a storm in the 1850s
Cause: Storm
Location: Near Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake
Water: Great Salt Lake
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Wreckage believed visible near Antelope Island; identification not confirmed.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 40.96° N 112.21° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Antelope Island, Utah
Region: Great Salt Lake

General area only: coordinate of Antelope Island, the named place near which timbers theorized to be this wreck were reported, not a surveyed wreck position.