The Steamship, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, was a freight carrier which sank in Lake Superior on 10 November 1975. Up to today theories abound but no definitive cause for the sinking has been established.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, killing 29 men.
Yes - SS Edmund Fitzgerald and also the Cyprus.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was built between 1957-58 at the Great Lakes Engineering Works (GLEW), of River Rouge, Michigan. The contract at the time stipulated that she be the largest ship on the lake. During her construction, the decision was made to name the ship for the President and Chairman of the Board of the company that owned the ship, the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Source: Wikipedia (link below)
It was used as a troop transport during WW1, survived untill WW2 when the germans had hold of it and the british sank it. Wreck has never been discovered
For the most number of enemy ships sunk, USS Tautog (SS-199), under 3 separate Captains, sank a total number of 26 ships, including warships and merchants.For most ships sunk in a single war patrol, it was the USS Tang (SS-306), under legendary Captain and Medal of Honor recipient Dick O' Kane.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, killing 29 men.
The largest was the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in November of 1975 with the loss of all hands in Lake Superior, about 20 miles NW of Whitefish Point, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was immortalized in the song by Gordon Lightfoot. The Edmund Fitzgerald at 720 feet long was the largest followed by the Cypus (420 feet long) and the John B. Cowle (420 feet long) which sank around the turn of the last century.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the largest ships on the Great Lakes, sank on Lake Superior during a massive winter storm. None of the 29 crew bodies ever were found. The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is the most famous disaster in the history of Great Lakes shipping.
Yes - SS Edmund Fitzgerald and also the Cyprus.
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The RMS Titanic was just over 150' longer and 100' taller than the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. I'm a huge "Fitz" fan, so I had to look it up.
On November 10th, 1975, the SS Edmond Fitzgerald sank during a gale on Lake Superior. This wreck became very popular due to a song performed by the group, "Gordon Lightfoot" called "The wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald".
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was built between 1957-58 at the Great Lakes Engineering Works (GLEW), of River Rouge, Michigan. The contract at the time stipulated that she be the largest ship on the lake. During her construction, the decision was made to name the ship for the President and Chairman of the Board of the company that owned the ship, the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Source: Wikipedia (link below)
SS Lusitania
SS Carpathia was the first ship to arrive followed by the SS Californian a little later.
It sank because a boat crashed into it L.Wisz Year 5
No, the SS Douglas Mawson was never recovered. It sank in 1987 off the coast of Antarctica and remains at the bottom of the ocean.