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What did the SS Edmund Fitzgerald do before it sank?
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.
What happened to Edmund Fitzgerald?
it was a stormy night when the edmund fitzgerald sank and no one knows exactly what happened.
How many men died on the Edmund Fitzgerald?
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, killing 29 men.
How much iron ore was on Edmund Fitzgerald?
The Edmund Fitzgerald was carrying approximately 26,116 tons of iron ore when it sank.
How old a ship was the Edmund Fitzgerald when it sank?
can you guys tell me the answer please.
When did Edmund Fitzgerald sink and where?
the wreak of the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk on November 10th 1998 i think that is the year but im am posotive of the actual date and it sunk near Cleveland and it only had 15 more miles till it reached land the edmund fitzgerald sank on Nov. 10 1975. and it sank closer to whitefish bay than cleveland. it was headed fot cleveland.
What ship sunk in the great lakes?
There have been many shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. Probably the best known is the Edmund Fitzgerald; which sank on November 10, 1975 with no survivors of its 29 man crew. the Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior.Another was the collision between the Comet and the Manitoba on August 26. 1875 in which the Comet sank and the Manitoba was heavily damaged; ten crewmen died.
Was there a compass found from the Edmund Fitzgerald wreck?
Sure, the compass was in use since the 1500’s and it sank in 1975.
Why were the men on the Edmund Fitzgerald?
From the chairman of the North-western Mutual Life Insurance Company, MR. Edmund Fitzgerald
What were two locations of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
The Edmund Fitzgerald was primarily located in Lake Superior, where it sank on November 10, 1975, near Whitefish Bay. Its wreckage was later discovered about 17 miles from the entrance to the St. Marys River, at a depth of approximately 500 feet.
What is the largest ship to ever sink in the Great Lake and what Lake was it?
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.
How many miles apart are the two halves of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
The two halves of the Edmund Fitzgerald are approximately 17 miles apart. The ship sank in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975, and the stern and bow sections were later located at different sites on the lake's floor. This distance highlights the violent breakup of the vessel during its sinking.
