W.L. Baker (1883)
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Vessel
Construction
Vessel Type: schooner
Length: 50.70
Beam: 15.50
Depth of Hold: 4.20
Gross Tonnage: 19.47
Vessel
Location
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
County: Kewaunee
Nearest City: Algoma
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Builder
Registry Number: 80985
Builder: W.L. Baker
Year Built: 1883
Location Built: Astabula, Ohio
 
Service History

The wooden schooner W.L. Baker was built in 1883 at Ashtabula, Ohio by W.L. Baker. The W.L. Baker may have been used as a dredge.
Final Voyage

The schooner W.L. Baker capsized in a gale 18 miles south of Minorville (Sturgeon Bay Canal) just off Ahnapee, Wisconsin.
 
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