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Lost on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Its wreck was discovered in July 2015. [13] Ironton: 26 September 1894 A schooner that sank in a collision with the wooden freighter Ohio. Isaac M. Scott United States: 9 November 1913 A lake freighter that sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
When first launched, the ship's wide cross-section and long midships hold was an unconventional design, but the design's relative advantages in moving cargo through the inland lakes spawned many imitators. The Hackett is recognized as the very first Great Lakes freighter, a vessel type that has dominated Great Lakes shipping for over 100 years.
Maritime History of the Great Lakes "The Great Storm of 1913: Vessels Totally Destroyed" (PDF). Newsletter, Winter 2003, Save Ontario Shipwrecks, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2005 "Great Lakes Vessels Online Index". Historical Collections of the Great Lakes.
That distinction will change. A crew from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society found her about 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point, resting 650 feet below the surface of Lake Superior ...
BAILEYS HARBOR - A cargo ship that ended up returning to the scene of its accident, and sinking yet again, is the most recent Door County shipwreck to be recognized and protected by the state.
SS Daniel J. Morrell was a 603-foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on 29 November 1966, taking with her 28 of her 29 crewmen. The freighter was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore but was running with only ballast when the 60-year-old ship sank.
The Great Lakes are home to a large number of naval craft serving as museums (including five submarines, two destroyers and a cruiser). The Great Lakes are not known for submarine activity, but the undersea service fires the imagination of many. Three former army tugs are museums, having come to the lakes in commercial roles.
SS Carl D. Bradley was an American self-unloading Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Michigan storm on November 18, 1958. Of the 35 crew members, 33 died in the sinking. Twenty-three were from the port town of Rogers City, Michigan, United States.