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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.
Built in Scotland in 1907, the boat steamed between Fort William and Port McNicoll for over 50 years until she was sold for scrap in 1967. Saved from the wrecker's torch, Keewatin was towed to Saugatuck, Michigan for use as a museum in 1968. She is the last unmodified Great Lakes passenger liner in existence, and an example of Edwardian luxury.
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1967 Ship State Description Bjorn Lohse West Germany: The ship caught fire at Lisbon and was declared a constructive total loss. The ship was scrapped in March 1967. [2] Filia Greece: The Liberty ship collided with Tayga (flag unknown) of Mocha, Yemen and was beached. She was declared a constructive total loss. [3]
A ship that took on water in Lake Superior likely had a stress fracture in its hull, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday, backing off an initial report that the freighter had struck something below ...
Alpena sank in Lake Michigan in the "Big Blow" storm on October 15, 1880, with the loss of all 80 on board USS Althea United States Navy: 12 March 1920 A former pleasure cruiser/patrol craft that was sunk by ice off Detroit. Cyprus United States: 11 October 1907 The lake freighter sank during a storm on Lake Superior.
A wooden lake freighter that ran aground near Ontonagon due to her crew heading to safety after severe hull stress in a storm. 46°50.17′N 89°32.89′W / 46.83617°N 89.54817°W / 46.83617; -89.54817
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First 1,000-footer lake freighter. Originally Hull 1173 and nicknamed "Stubby", the ship only consisted of the bow and stern sections. It was then sailed to Erie, Pennsylvania and lengthened by over 700 feet. [2] [18] Henry Ford II, Benson Ford: 1924 First lake freighters with diesel engines. [19] Feux Follets: 1967 Last ship built with a steam ...