Photograph
Collision Damage on the Schooner Home
| Underwater view of the starboard side of the bow of the schooner Home, the site of the collision damage that sank the ship. The sampson post and windlass are sitting in the foreground, with ropes hanging off from the windlass over the starboard side of the ship. A scuba diver (an underwater archeologist) is swimming over the deck of the Home just behind the collision damage. |
| Image ID: | 119831 |
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| Creation Date: | 06 22 2015 |
| Creator Name: | Thomsen, Tamara |
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| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Maritime Preservation and Archeology Program Collection |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | digital file |
| Original Format Number: | 1509000006 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3008 X 2000 pixels |
| This schooner was constructed in 1843 in Black River, Ohio. She mainly carried lumber between Buffalo and Detroit. In October 1858, the schooner Home collided with the schooner William Fiske near Manitou Islands, destroying the masts of the Home and sinking her. The William Fiske was able to rescue the crew of the Home, resulting in no loss of life. The collision took place in the early morning, between three and four a.m. The Home is resting upright at the bottom of Lake Michigan with the hull largely intact, excepting collision damage to the starboard bow and the foremast which had broken off and was pulled to the surface by commercial fishing nets. The foremast is now on display at the Rogers Street Fishing Village in Two Rivers, WI. For more information visit the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website. |
| 19th Century |
| Cargo ships |
| Marine accidents |
| Ships |
| Michigan, Lake |
| Underwater exploration |
| Protective clothing |
| Lumber trade |
| Archaeology |
| Underwater photography |
| Men |
| Women |
| Scuba diving |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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