Edmund Fitzgerald (1958)
| Material | Propulsion | Country | Year Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel | Fuel, Steam | United States | 1958 |
| Length (feet) | Displacement (tons) |
|---|---|
| 729 | 13632 |
Sunk on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior, in midst of a storm, en route from Superior, Wisconsin to Detroit. All twenty-nine crew members lost. At launch in 1958, the largest ore-carrying ship built on the Great Lakes. Gordon Lightfoot ballad memorialized the sinking.
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Robert A. McCaugheyRelated Locations
Lake SuperiorRelated Maps & Charts
Great LakesCompiler
Peter Richards