Largest shipwrecks on the Great Lakes
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The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of freshwater in the world. They are five giant freshwater lakes, named Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Thousands of vessels have sailed on the lakes from the late 15th century to the present day. Thousands of ships sank on the lakes from 1679 when LaSalle's wooden barque the Le Griffon was lost, to the 1975 sinking of the giant freighter Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. Many of these shipwrecks were never found, so the exact number of wrecks will never be known. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum estimates that about 6,000 shipwrecks lie beneath the surface of the lakes, while maritime historian Mark Thompson reckons that more than 25,000 shipwrecks are located in the waters of the Great Lakes.
| Ship | In service | Out of service | Length (ft) | Vessel type | Launched | Final disposition | Notes | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Leecliffe Hall | May 19, 1961 | September 5, 1964 | 730 | Lake freighter | September 23, 1961 | Sank in the St. Lawrence River | The Leecliffe Hall was a Canadian Great Lakes freighter that sank in a collision with the Greek vessel MV Apollonia in heavy fog 65 miles below Quebec in the St. Lawrence River. Three lives were lost. | |
| SS Edmund Fitzgerald | September 24, 1958 | November 10, 1975 | 729 | Lake freighter | June 7, 1958 | Sank on Lake Superior | The Edmund Fitzgerald was 729-foot long freighter that sank of an unknown cause in a storm on Lake Superior. The Fitzgerald is the largest ship to sink on the lakes. | 46°59.91′N 85°06.61′W / 46.99850°N 85.11017°W |
| SS Carl D. Bradley | July 28, 1927 | November 18, 1958 | 639 | Self-unloading Bulk carrier | April 9, 1927 | Broke in two in a severe storm on Lake Michigan | The Carl D. Bradley was a Great Lakes freighter that had a 31-year career that suddenly ended in 1958 when she broke in two in a severe November storm on Lake Michigan. | |
| SS Daniel J. Morrell | September 24, 1906 | November 29, 1966 | 603 | Lake freighter | August 22, 1906 | Sank on Lake Huron | The Daniel J. Morrell was a Great Lakes bulk carrier that with only one survivor; 26-year old watchman Dennis Hale of Ashtabula, Ohio. | 43°51′00″N 82°35′24″W / 43.850°N 82.590°W |
| SS William C Moreland | September 1, 1910 | October 18, 1910 | 600 | Lake freighter | July 27, 1910 | Ran aground on Sawtooth Reef | The William C. Moreland was a Great Lakes bulk carrier that ran aground due to poor visibility on Sawtooth Reef, Lake Superior. | 47°24.84′N 88°19.73′W / 47.41400°N 88.32883°W |
| SS Cedarville | 1927 | May 7, 1965 | 588.3 | Self-unloading Bulk carrier | April 9, 1927 | Sank in the Straits of Mackinac | The Cedarville was a self-unloading freighter that sank in the Straits of Mackinac after being rammed by the M/V Topdalsfjord. Ten of the crew drowned when the ship sank. | 45°47′08″N 84°40′08″W / 45.78556°N 84.66889°W |
| SS Chester A. Congdon | 1907 | November 6, 1918 | 552 | Lake freighter | August 29, 1907 | Ran aground on Canoe Rocks | The Chester A. Congdon was a steel hulled bulk carrier that stranded in heavy fog on Canoe Rocks, near Isle Royale. | 48°11′36″N 88°30′52″W / 48.19333°N 88.51444°W |
| SS D.R. Hanna | 1906 | May 16, 1919 | 552 | Lake freighter | October 20, 1906 | Sank in a collision | The D.R. Hanna was a steel hulled freighter that sank on May 16, 1919 in a collision with the Quincy A. Shaw north of Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron. | |
| SS James C. Carruthers | 1913 | November 9, 1913 | 550 | Lake freighter | May 22, 1913 | Foundered on Lake Huron, in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | The James C. Carruthers was a 550-foot (170 m) long Canadian freighter that foundered in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. | 44°48′04″N 82°23′49″W / 44.801°N 82.397°W |
| SS Henry B. Smith | 1906 | November 10, 1913 | 545 | Lake freighter | May 2, 1906 | Sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | the Henry B. Smith was an American bulk freighter that foundered in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 near Marquette, Michigan. Her wreck was discovered in 2013 by a team of divers led by Jerry Eliason. | 46°54′50″N 87°19′59″W / 46.914°N 87.333°W |
| SS Emperor | May 3, 1911 | June 4, 1947 | 525 | Lake freighter | December 17, 1910 | Sank after striking the north side of Canoe Rocks | The Emperor was a Canadian freighter owned by Canada Steamship Lines Ltd. that sank after striking the north side of Canoe Rocks near Isle Royale. | 48°12′2″N 88°29′30″W / 48.20056°N 88.49167°W |
| SS Isaac M. Scott | 12 July 1909 | 11 November 1913 | 524 | Lake freighter | July 2, 1909 | Capsized on Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | The Isaac M. Scott was an American bulk carrier that sank on Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. She was discovered in 1976, laying upside down, and half buried in mud under 180-feet (155m) of water. | 45°03′N 83°02′W / 45.050°N 83.033°W |
| SS Charles S. Price | 1910 | November 9, 1913 | 524 | Lake freighter | 1910 | Foundered in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 | The Charles S. Price Capsized on Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. She was discovered floating upside down near Port Huron. | |
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