WILLIAM STEPHENS

Date Built: 1855, Cleveland
Builders:
Construction: Schooner Owners: Kirby, Carpenter & Co., Milwaukee
Dimensions: 117', 297t Cargo: Wheat

Condition: The Ribs, Sidewalls, some florring & Railings. Remains are scattered in shallow water.

Location: 1 mi southeast of Scarecrow Island.

Depth: 18'

Date of Loss: November 15, 1863

GPS: N44 53.773 W83 19.653

Type of Loss: Storm

Loss of Life: None

Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!
She struck a reef outlying the island and was wrecked, then slipped off the reef into deeper water. Though the wrecking tugs Leviathan and GEO. McCLELLAN were sent to assist her, she was considered hopeless and was stripped and abandoned by the 28th. Owned by Kirby, Carpenter & Co., Milwaukee

Sources: McConnell; Lusardi 2006