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Ever since the 1924 sinking, the wreck was considered an ultimate goal for wreck hunters, partly because of its confounding disappearance, and partly because it was the only remaining whaleback to have sunk in Lake Huron and not be found. [3] Exacerbating the problem was the sheer size of Lake Huron and potential ship gravesites.
[citation needed] Another ship also named Sagamore was built in 1892 and sank in Lake Superior in 1901. She is considered the best example of a whaleback barge among Great Lakes shipwrecks. [5] The last whaleback, Alexander McDougall (1898 – 413 ft), was the longest whaleback and the only whaleback made with a traditionally shaped bow. [6]
Steel semi-whaleback ship 1892 1915 300 feet (91 m) On July 11, 1915 the Choctaw was bound from Cleveland, Ohio for Marquette, Michigan with a cargo of coal. At around 5:30 a.m. the Canadian steamer Wahcondah rammed the Choctaw on her port side. She eventually rolled over, and sank. [18] [19
In November 1885, it ran into a blinding snowstorm, veered off course, and ran aground near Isle Royale. As the storm continued to rage, the ship came apart, eventually killing 46 people. The wreck of the Algoma was the worst loss of life in the history of Lake Superior shipping. [5] 2: Amboy and George Spencer Shipwreck Sites
The wreck of the Sagamore was discovered in 1962 by Jack Brosco and Robert McCormick of Sault Ste. Marie in 45 to 65 feet (14 to 20 m) of water, mostly intact and sitting upright on a gravel bottom. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Scuba diver and shipwreck historian Cris Kohl reports that the Sagamore is "probably the best example of a whaleback steamer that ...
The ship sank in Lake Superior just outside the harbor of Duluth, Minnesota, United States, on 7 June 1902, after a collision with the George Hadley. The wreck of the Thomas Wilson is one of the best remaining examples of a whaleback steamer, and it is also significant for the changes made in operating procedures at the Duluth harbor.
An ancient shipwreck that dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. has been removed from waters off Spain, ... two decades after the relic was initially found, officials said. ... near the town of ...
In the 1890s, Alexander McDougall, the originator of the whaleback ship design, wanted to build ships in Washington, on the Pacific Coast.His steamer SS Charles W. Wetmore (1891 – 265 ft) became the first lake vessel to leave the Great Lakes when she took a load of grain from Duluth to Liverpool, England, shooting the St. Lawrence rapids in the process.