Home (shipwreck)

Home was a two-masted schooner which sank in Lake Michigan off Centerville in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States, in 1858.

[2] Her captain, James Nugent, was an abolitionist who collaborated with the Underground Railroad, and many of the merchants who shipped goods on Home also opposed slavery, making it likely that Home contributed in some way to the Underground Railroad, although she was never caught with fugitive slaves aboard.

[2] Home departed Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on October 16, 1858, bound for Chicago with a cargo of merchandise, wood, and cedar posts, and sank in Lake Michigan southeast of Manitowoc after a collision in dense fog and early-morning darkness with the schooner William Fiske at 4:00 a.m. on October 17, 1858.

[2] It lies in 165 to 170 feet (50 to 52 m) of water about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) southeast of Manitowoc at 43°56.932′N 087°33.211′W / 43.948867°N 87.553517°W / 43.948867; -87.553517 (Home).

[9][10][5] The wreck is upright and mostly intact, although the stern cabin is missing and the starboard bow has damage from the collision with William Fiske.

Sonar image of the wreck of Home , June 12, 2022.