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A French passenger ship that sank near Bank of Arguin. The traumatic experience of the stranded passengers and crew was immortalized in Géricault 's painting, The Raft of the Medusa . 20°02′51″N 16°48′32″W / 20.0475°N 16.8090°W / 20.0475; -16.8090
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.
List of ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy; List of Allied ships lost to Italian surface vessels in the Mediterranean (1940–43) List of wrecked or lost ships of the Ottoman steam navy; List of United States Navy losses in World War II
Great Lakes Storm of 1913 – A cyclonic blizzard (sometimes referred to as an inland hurricane) on the Great Lakes that occurred between 7 and 10 November. In total 12 ships were sunk with a combined crew loss of 255. An additional seven ships were damaged beyond repair; 19 more ships that had been stranded were later salvaged. 255 1961 United ...
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.
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.
Norwegian Cruise passengers spend $5,000 trying to reboard ship after being ‘abandoned’ on African island. ... Great Lakes region braces for more snow while cleaning up after lake-effect storms.