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| Ship Master: | John Swanes |
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| Nearby City: | La Pointe, Ashland County |
| Body of water: | Lake Superior |
| Ship Master: | C. Klingenberg |
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| Nearby City: | Washington, Door County |
| Body of water: | Lake Michigan |
| Nearby City: | Lake Geneva, Walworth County |
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| Body of water: | Lake Geneva |
| Ship Master: | C.O. Pedersen |
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| Nearby City: | Gills Rock, Door County |
| Body of water: | Green Bay |
| Location: | In 1936 the Grayling was scuttled off the coast of Milwaukee by the Coast Guard. |
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| Nearby City: | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County |
| Body of water: | Lake Michigan |
| Ship Master: | Captain Jack Anson |
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| Nearby City: | Fremont, Winnebago County |
| Body of water: | Wolf River |
| Ship Master: | William J. O'Brien Captain F. Snowball W. Young |
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| Body of water: | Lake Michigan |
| Location: | North side of Red Cliff Bay in 12' of water. |
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| Ship Master: | J.F. Reid |
| Nearby City: | Red Cliff, Bayfield County |
| Body of water: | Lake Superior |
| Location: | Sank off Sister Island in Lake Michigan. The remains can be located directly off the tip of the fantail gravel shoal which extends south from the east point of Little Sister Island. the end of the reef drops sharply into 25 feet of water; part of the wreck is buried in the gravel at the base of the reef. A larger section lies slightly off this buried segment in about 30-40 feet of water. |
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| Ship Master: | Calvin Gray |
| Nearby City: | Sister Bay, Door County |
| Body of water: | Green Bay |
| Location: | "... she should be easy to find and must be in no more than 10-15 feet of water near Rowley's Pier, probably near the alternate landing site for the Washington Island Ferry." |
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| Ship Master: | George C. Thompson from Milwaukee |
| Nearby City: | Rowley's Bay, Door County |
| Body of water: | Lake Michigan |
| Ship Master: | Captain John Shipworth of Chicago. |
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| Nearby City: | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County |
| Body of water: | Lake Michigan |
| Location: | Located in deep water off of Michigan Island in Lake Superior. |
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| Ship Master: | Captain Charles Caughell |
| Nearby City: | Bayfield, Ashland County |
| Body of water: | Lake Superior |
| Location: | Driven aground on Fisherman's Shoal; east of Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin. |
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| Ship Master: | A.G. Brown |
| Nearby City: | Detroit Harbor, Door County |
| Body of water: | Lake Michigan |
| Location: | Close to Chicago Creek north of Red Cliff. Near the Red Cliff campground and boat launch. |
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| Ship Master: | Original master: C.H. Wilson Master at the time of the fire: Captain Frank A. Fick |
| Nearby City: | Red Cliff, Bayfield County |
| Body of water: | Lake Superior |
| Ship Master: | Fordel Hogenson |
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| Nearby City: | Ephraim, Door County |
| Body of water: | Green Bay |
| Location: | Last seen; 6 miles north of Milwaukee, 8 miles from shore. |
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| Ship Master: | Captain Ross |
| Nearby City: | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County |
| Body of water: | Lake Michigan |
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