DATE OF LAUNCH: August 5, 1905 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 9, 1913, Lake Huron DATE LOCATED: 1972 SHIP DETAILS: The 436-foot long, 4,707-ton steel bulk freighter Lewis Woodruff was launched on August 5, 1905. Built by the American Shipbuilding Company in Lorain, Ohio, for Gilchrist Transportation Company of Cleveland, Woodruff was renamed Argus … Continue reading SS Argus
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SS Hydrus
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1903 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 9, 1913, Lake Huron, near the St. Clair River, Michigan DATE LOCATED: July 2015 SHIP DETAILS: The SS Hydrus was an American steel-hulled Great Lakes bulk freighter, constructed in 1903 and launched as the R.E. Schuck. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE LOSS: The Hydrus was following the … Continue reading SS Hydrus
SS Russia
DATE OF LAUNCH: August 20, 1872 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: April 30, 1909, Lake Huron, near DeTour, Michigan DATE LOCATED: July 23, 2019 SHIP DETAILS: Russia was built in 1872 in Buffalo, New York, by the King Iron Works, with the Gibson & Craig shipyard as the subcontractor. She was built under the direction … Continue reading SS Russia
SS Minneapolis
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1873 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: April 4, 1894, Lake Huron, in the Straits of Mackinac near Mackinaw City, Michigan DATE LOCATED: 1963 SHIP DETAILS: The Minneapolis was a wood steamer built in Marine City Michigan in 1873, originally as a passenger ship but converted to carry bulk cargo in 1888. CIRCUMSTANCES … Continue reading SS Minneapolis
John B. Merrill
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1873 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: October 14, 1893, Lake Huron, near Drummond Island DATE LOCATED: October 14, 1893 SHIP DETAILS: The John B. Merrill was built in Milwaukee in 1873 by Allen, McClelland and Co., and named for a prominent Milwaukee businessman. Her dimensions were length, 189 feet; beam, 34 feet; … Continue reading John B. Merrill
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