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Map of the shipwrecks in the Great Storm of 1913. The Great Lakes, a collection of five freshwater lakes located in North America, have been sailed upon since at least the 17th century, and thousands of ships have been sunk while traversing them.
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.
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.
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 ...
SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. [1] In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
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.
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.