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| | Date | Vessel | Type | Tons | Place | | 1975.11.10 | EDMUND FITZGERALD | Am. freighter | 13,632 | lost in storm off Whitefish Bay, MI. |
| 1966.11.19 |
NORDMEER |
German freighter |
8,683 |
stranded off Alpena, MI. |
| 1953.05.11 |
HENRY STEINBRENNER |
Am. freighter |
4,345 |
foundered in gale off Isle Royale, MI. |
| 1949.09.17 |
NORONIC |
Cdn. liner |
6,905 |
caught fire at Toronto, ONT. |
| 1947.09.24 |
MILVERTON |
Cdn. freighter |
- |
fire near Morrsiburg, ONT. |
| 1934.11.30 |
HENRY CORT |
Am. freighter |
2,234 |
ashore in storm near Muskegon, MI. |
| 1929.10.29 |
WISCONSIN |
Am. freighter |
1,921 |
sank in gale in Kenosha, WI. |
| 1927.12.08 |
KAMLOOPS |
Cdn. freighter |
2,302 |
sank near Isle Royale, MI. |
| 1924.12.03 |
LAKELAND |
Am. liner |
2,425 |
foundered in Sturgeon Bay, WI. |
| 1915.07.24 |
EASTLAND |
Am. liner |
1,961 |
capsized at Chicago, IL. |
| 1914.04.28 |
BENJAMIN B. NOBLE |
Am. freighter |
1,481 |
sank in storm off Duluth, MN. |
| 1913.11.09 |
ARGUS |
Am. freighter |
4,707 |
missing in storm on Lake Huron |
| 1913.11.09 |
CHARLES S. PRICE |
Am. freighter |
6,322 |
missing in storm off Port Sanilac, MI. |
| 1913.11.09 |
HENRY B. SMITH |
Am. freighter |
6,631 |
missing in storm off Marquette, MI. |
| 1913.11.09 |
HYDRUS |
Am. freighter |
4,714 |
missing in storm off Lexington, MI. |
| 1913.11.09 |
ISAAC M. SCOTT |
Am. freighter |
6,372 |
missing in storm off Port Elgin, ONT. |
| 1913.11.09 |
JOHN A. MCGEAN |
Am. freighter |
5,100 |
missing in storm off Port Sanilac, MI. |
| 1913.11.09 |
LEAFIELD |
Cdn. freighter |
1,453 |
missing in storm off Thunder Bay, ONT. |
| 1913.11.09 |
REGINA |
Cdn. freighter |
1,927 |
missing in storm off Port Sanilac, MI. |
| 1913.11.08 |
JAMES C. CARRUTHERS |
Cdn. freighter |
7,862 |
missing in storm off Goderich, ONT. |
| 1913.11.08 |
WEXFORD |
Cdn. freighter |
2,104 |
missing in storm off Sarnia, ONT. |
| 1911.08.11 |
GUNILDA |
Am. steam yacht |
385 |
stranded at Nipigon Bay, ONT. |
| 1909.12.08 |
MARQUETTE & BESSEMER #2 |
Am. ferry |
3,818 |
lost in gale off Conneaut, OH. |
| 1909.12.08 |
CLARION |
Am. freighter |
1,712 |
lost off Point Pelee, Lake Erie |
| 1907.10.11 |
CYPRUS |
Am. freighter |
4,900 |
foundered near Big Two-Hearted River, MI. |
| 1895.01.21 |
CHICORA |
Am. liner |
1,123 |
missing off St. Joseph, MI. |
| 1893.10.14 |
DEAN RICHMOND |
Am. freighter |
1,432 |
foundered off Dunkirk, NY. |
| 1889.09.12 |
ROTHESAY |
Cdn. paddle-wheeler |
839 |
collision near Prescott, ONT. |
| 1889.07.13 |
SMITH MOORE |
Am. freighter |
1,191 |
lost off Munising, MI. |
| 1888.05.30 |
MAGGIE MCRAE |
Cdn. freighter |
329 |
foundered in ice at Thunder Bay, ONT. |
| 1887.10.29 |
VERNON |
Am. steamer |
695 |
foundered off Manitowoc, WI. |
| 1885.11.07 |
ALGOMA |
Cdn. steamer |
1,773 |
stranded in storm at Isle Royale, MI. |
| 1883.11.16 |
MANISTEE |
Am. steamer |
677 |
lost in gale off Keweenaw Peninsula, MI. |
| 1877.07.25 |
CUMBERLAND |
Cdn. paddle-wheeler |
418 |
stranded at Isle Royale, Lake Superior, MI. |
| 1868.04.09 |
SEA BIRD |
Am. paddle-wheeler |
638 |
lost off Waukegan, IL. |
| 1865.08.12 |
PEWABIC |
Cdn. freighter |
960 |
collision off Thunder Bay I., MI. |
| 1863.08.28 |
SUNBEAM |
Am. paddle-wheeler |
398 |
missing off Eagle Harbor, MI. |
| 1862.11.-- |
BLACK HAWK |
Am. brig |
- |
lost off Frankfort, Lake Michigan |
| 1856.10.29 |
SUPERIOR |
Am. paddle-wheeler |
567 |
sank in gale near Grand Island, MI. |
| 1856.10.24 |
TOLEDO |
Am. steamer |
585 |
foundered off Port Washington, WI. |
| 1856.09.24 |
NIAGARA |
Am. paddle-wheeler |
1,099 |
lost near Racine, WI. |
| 1854.12.08 |
WESTMORELAND |
Am. steamer |
665 |
foundered off Sleeping Bear Point, MI. |
| 1852.08.20 |
ATLANTIC |
Am. paddle-wheeler |
1,155 |
collision in Long Point, Lake Erie |
| 1841.08.09 |
ERIE |
Am. paddle-wheeler |
497 |
explosion off Silver Creek, NY. |
| 1833.10.09 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON |
Am. paddle-wheeler |
605 |
ashore on Long Point, Lake Erie, ONT. |
| 1821.11.01 |
WALK IN THE WATER |
Am. paddle-wheeler |
338 |
ashore at Point Abino, Lake Erie, ONT. |
| 1813.08.08 |
HAMILTON |
Am. gunboat |
76 |
squall off Port Dalhousie, ONT. |
| 1813.08.08 |
SCOURGE |
Am. gunboat |
50 |
foundered off Port Dalhousie, ONT. |
| 1804.10.08 |
SPEEDY (HMS) |
Brit. schnr |
- |
missing off Lakeport, Lake Ontario, ONT. |
| 1793.12.18 |
ONONDAGA (HMS) |
Brit. gunboat |
100 |
wrecked in gale at Toronto, ONT. |
| 1783.11.23 |
ONTARIO |
Brit. sloop |
100 |
lost off Oswego, Lake Ontario, NY. |
| 1764.06.17 |
LE BLANC HENRY |
French frigate |
- |
foundered off Kingston, ONT. |
| 1721.07.02 |
LE JEAN FLORIN |
French frigate |
- |
foundered off Erie, PA. |
| 1679.09.18 |
GRIFFIN |
French gunboat |
75 |
lost near Tobermory, ONT. |
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