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A close up of the Hetty Taylor's bowsprit

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Hetty Taylor site plan

Vessel Detail Information for: Hetty Taylor (1874)
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Vessel Name: Hetty Taylor (1874)
National Register: Listed
Registry #: 95356
Former Names: also spelled Hattie Taylor
Casualty: 8/26/1880, foundered
Vessel Type: schooner
Built: 1874, Ethel Penny, Milwaukee, WI
Owners: Peter Clausen 3/4; Fred Banfield 1/4 (Milwaukee)
Home Port: Milwaukee, WI
Cargo: ballast
Lives Lost: 0
Length: 84.1 ft
Beam: 22.6 ft
Depth of Hold: 8.1 ft
Hull: wood
Gross Tonnage: 84.84
Propulsion: sail
Rig Type: schooner
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Sheboygan
Nearest City: Sheboygan, WI
Water Depth: 100 ft
Notes
Salvage attempted by Captain Falcon of Chicago; final enrollment: total loss

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