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{{Short description|Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = ''Hetty Taylor'' (shipwreck)
| location = Off the coast of [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin]]
| locmapin  = Wisconsin
| coordinates = {{coord|43|40|53|N|87|39|18|W|display=inline,title}}
| refnum = 05000535
| added = June 1, 2005
}}
[[File:Schooner Hetty Taylor sonar image of wreck.PNG|thumb|Sonar image of the wreck of ''Hetty&nbsp;Taylor'', June&nbsp;9,&nbsp;2023.]]
'''''Hetty Taylor''''' was a [[schooner]] that sank in [[Lake Michigan]] off [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]].<ref name=wisc_shipwrecks>{{cite web|title=Hetty Taylor (1874)|url=http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/vessel/Details/274|website=Wisconsin Shipwrecks|publisher=Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref> In 2005 the shipwreck site was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|title="Hetty Taylor" Shipwreck|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294963814&dsRecordDetails=R:NR2090|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2016-06-09}}</ref> It was included within the boundaries of the [[Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary]] in 2021.<ref name=WSCNMSDec2022>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/media/docs/20221201-wscnms-field-report-final.pdf Madeline Roth, John Bright, and Russ Green, "Baseline Monitoring Documentation of Maritime Heritage Resources in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary," Report of 2022 Field Operations, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, December 2022, p. 25.]</ref>

==History==
''Hetty Taylor'' was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] in 1874. She mostly hauled wood products. The ship carried cargo from ports such as [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]], Michigan, and [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], [[Sister Bay, Wisconsin|Sister Bay]], and [[Egg Harbor, Wisconsin|Egg Harbor]], Wisconsin, to her [[home port]] in [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin. She also carried numerous types of cargo from Milwaukee to other ports.<ref name=wisc_shipwrecks />

On August 26, 1880, ''Hetty Taylor'' was in Lake Michigan on a voyage from Milwaukee to [[Escanaba, Michigan|Escanaba]], Michigan, when she encountered a sudden [[squall]] and [[capsize]]d. Her crew of five rowed safely to shore in a small boat, hoping to find help and recover the ship before she sank. However, by the time they were able to return, it was too late. ''Hetty Taylor'' sank, coming to rest at {{coord|43|40.893|N|087|39.291|W|name=Hetty Taylor}} in {{convert|105|to|110|ft|0}} of water with {{convert|8|ft}} of her main [[topmast]] protruding above the surface. [[Marine salvage|Salvage]] efforts apparently were abandoned after late April 1881.<ref name=wisc_shipwrecks /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/562?region=Index |title=Selah Chamberlin (1873) |author=Wisconsin Sea Grant |date= |website=Wisconsin Shipwrecks |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref>

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{{NRHP Lake Michigan shipwrecks of Wisconsin|state=collapsed}}
{{1880 shipwrecks}}

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[[Category:Sheboygan County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks of the Wisconsin coast]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in August 1880]]