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Superior, and Michigan... they are swept by
blasts as direful as any that lash the salted
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have drowned full many a midnight ship
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During routine sand dredging on
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the G/I/!Qsjodf burst into flames.
The captain ran the vessel aground east of Kelleys Island. Four other
sandsuckers tried in vain to save the vessel by dousing it with water
pumped through their vessels. On Aug. 14, the smoldering wreck ignited
again and was lost. The captain and his crew of 18 survived.
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On Oct. 7, 1903, the Bewfouvsf
sailed from Sandusky to Kelleys
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loaded its cargo, the Bewfouvsf caught fire. The captain, his wife, and
daughter escaped. A tugboat towed the burning Bewfouvsf approximately
200 feet from the dock, saving the island’s wooden dock and another
schooner docked nearby.
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X/S/!Iboob
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Nearly 1,700 limestone blocks obscure this wreck, as the X/S/!Iboob!was
delivering rectangular limestone blocks from Kelleys Island to Detroit
when it encountered gale-force winds on Oct. 14, 1886. The storm
pounded the vessel to pieces, and she was lost north of Kelleys Island. No
crew was lost.
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Jtbcfmmb!K/!Cpzdf grounded herself on East
Point Reef, just off Middle Bass Island,
on June 6, 1917. She caught fire and now
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began life as a Great Lakes bulk freighter. At the turn of the century, she
joined other outdated vessels converting to sandsuckers. Lake Erie sand
was in demand by the construction industry, as well as for the process of
molding engine blocks. Sandsucker vessels dropped anchor and sucked
sand through a suction pipe. The sand was filtered onboard and then
transferred to a waiting customer.
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Mystery shrouds this vessel’s colorful history. Built
for the British, this vessel was thought to have served
the silk and emigrant trade. From 1857 to 1869,
the Victorian Government used the vessel to house
prisoners in Geelong, Australia, because a labor
shortage during the gold rush prevented construction
of a new prison. In 1910, Tvddftt was converted to
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a tourist attraction, advertised as a “convict ship.”
Tvddftt spent the next 29 years touring the world, including 20 years
in North American waters. A Port Clinton businessman purchased the
Tvddftt and ran her aground while towing her from Cleveland to Port
Clinton. Vandals set her on fire July 4, 1946.
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Djuz!pg!Dpodpse
This vessel had a lifetime of mishaps.
Built in 1868 as a passenger steamer, the
two-deck wooden steamer ran several
routes, including Chicago to Buffalo. She CHTV
survived at least four collisions, seven groundings, and three onboard fires.
With each calamity, her condition deteriorated. On Sept. 29, 1906, Djuz!
pg!Dpodpse left Cleveland loaded with coal for St. Clair, Michigan when
she encountered gale-force winds west of Huron. She sprang a leak at 8:30
p.m., and the pumps could no longer keep up with the flooding. A yawl
boat was lowered and the crew commanded to abandon ship. Two crew
members refused to abandon the vessel and perished in the storm.
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Npsojoh!Tubs was enroute from Cleveland to Detroit when it collided
with the bark Dpsumboe on Saturday, June 20, 1868. Both vessels sank,
the Npsojoh!Tubs plummeting within 15 minutes. The hurricane deck of
the vessel tore from the Npsojoh!Tubs as it sank. At least 14 of the ship’s
passengers and the captain clung to this floating deck until help arrived.
Around 3 a.m., the S/O/!Sjdf- a sister ship from the same shipping line,
arrived on the scene and rescued passengers and crew from both ships.
A reported 30-45 lives were lost on the Npsojoh!Tubs, as well as five
crew from the Dpsumboe. That summer, Npsojoh!Tubs was raised with
the intention to tow her to shore for repairs. After traveling 8-10 miles,
however, she sank to her final resting place approximately eight miles
north of Lorain.
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Dpsumboe
See specifics regarding the accident under
Npsojoh!Tubs account. The wooden
bark carried bulk freight when it sank
approximately an hour or two after the
collision. Some reports say the collision
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occurred because the green navigation lantern on the Dpsumboe was
removed for cleaning. The first mate was replacing the lantern just as the
Npsojoh!Tubs collided on the starboard side. It is located approximately
sixteen miles north of Lorain.
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On Sept. 17, 1905, Capt. James Garant
ran the steamer aground on Lake Huron.
Assuming no further damage, Garant
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instructed his crew to lighten the load. On Thursday, Oct. 19, just before
midnight (Garant was superstitious and didn’t begin any voyage on
a Friday), the coal-laden Tifmepo left Cleveland headed for Huron.
Midway between Rocky River and Avon Point, winds increased, and
the chief engineer reported the vessel was “leaking worse than usual,”
indicating that damage had probably occurred earlier with the Lake
Huron incident. Seeking safe harbor, the steamer headed for the closest
shore and struck an offshore sandbar about 1,000 feet from the beach and
four miles east of Lorain. The bow plunged into the sand, while the storm
twisted and turned the stern. Attempting to reach help, Garant tied the
whistle cord so it would continuously blow and hoisted a red tablecloth
on the mast. Crew members clung to the mast after the vessel’s lifesaving
yawl, along with two crew members, was lost in the storm. Remaining
crew members were rescued six hours later by the Cleveland Lifesaving
Station and the tug Lvolmf!Cspuifst.
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Bouipoz!Xbzof
One of the oldest shipwrecks on Lake Erie,
Bouipoz!Xbzof was built in 1837, just 19
years after the first steamer, Xbml.jo.uif.
Xbufs, traveled upon Lake Erie waters.
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The ship left Toledo on April 27, 1850 bound for Buffalo. It picked
up passengers and cargo in Sandusky and headed toward Cleveland.
On April 28, approximately eight miles offshore Vermilion, two
starboard boilers exploded just past midnight. The vessel, which carried
approximately 80-100 passengers and crew, sank bow first in 15 minutes.
Eleven passengers and crew escaped in a yawl boat to Vermilion, where
they were able to secure a schooner to return to the site to assist those
passengers still adrift. An estimated 38 passengers lost their lives.
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Crew aboard the Uif!Dsbgutnbo returned to port June 3, 1958 after
installing a gas line near Huron. While being towed by a tugboat to
Cleveland the 88-foot derrick barge began sinking. Crew members
attempted to keep the barge afloat for about an hour before abandoning
ship. They were later rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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! 21 Ijdlpsz!Tujdl
Wind gusts of 75 mph and 15-foot waves caused the ultimate sinking
of the 110-foot Ijdlpsz!Tujdl. This barge sank near Avon Point on
Nov. 29, 1958. Owned by the Dyche Salvage Company of Lakewood, the
barge carried a crane at the time of its demise.
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Tuffm!efssjdl!cbshf-!sfcvjmu!jo!2:57!up!b!efssjdl!tdpx
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2:32-!Dmfwfmboe-!Pijp
recks
Mbujuvef;!52!43/3::
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Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Tbmwbhf!efssjdl!cbshf
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2:55-!Ofx!Spdifmmf-!Ofx!Zpsl
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Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!Ejwfst!dbo!gjoe!uif!dsbof-!cpjmfs!boe!ivmm-!bmuipvhi!
nptu!pg!uif!xsfdl!jt!tdbuufsfe/!NBTU!jt!qmboojoh!up!qmbdf!b!nppsjoh!
cvpz!jo!uif!gvuvsf!bu!uijt!tjuf/
Dbshp;!Tufbn.qpxfsfe!dsbof!
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!The!Craftsman!mjft!vqsjhiu!vqpo!b!spdlz!cpuupn-!
bqqspyjnbufmz!pof!njmf!opsui!pg!Bwpo!Mblf!jo!53!gffu!pg!xbufs/!
Xjodift-!tuffm!dbcmf!dpjmt-!boe!efdl!ibudift!bsf!wjtjcmf/!B!dsbof!mjft!
bqqspyjnbufmz!211!gffu!tpvuifbtu!pg!uif!cbshf/!Xsfdl!qfofusbujpo!jt!
opu!sfdpnnfoefe/!
! 24
Tboe!Nfsdibou
C
! 26
Jwboipf
Built as a sandsucker in 1927, the
Tboe!Nfsdibou departed Windsor,
Ontario on Friday, Oct. 16, 1936 and
CHTV
headed to sand pumping grounds near Pelee Point. She began sucking
the Lake Erie sand at 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 17, and finishing the job, headed
toward Cleveland at about 2 p.m. That evening, a northwest wind
howled. The ship began listing to port. The captain ordered the lifeboats
launched, and the crew burned mattresses on the deck to get the attention
of those on land, as the boat was nearing Cleveland. As the crew lowered
the port lifeboat, the Tboe!NfsdibouÖt coal bunkers shifted and the vessel
sank. Two vessels, which had just departed Cleveland, encountered two
capsized lifeboats on Sunday, Oct. 18 with seven surviving crew members.
Eighteen crew members and one passenger did not survive.
Bound from Cleveland to Mackinaw, the
Jwboipf carried 300 tons of coal when it
collided with another schooner (Bsbc) on QMFTSD
Oct. 4, 1855. The collision occurred at night, about 3.5 miles north of Avon
Lake. Eleven crew and passengers were rescued by the propeller Pijp.
Mbujuvef;!52!45/542
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!Tvswfz!xpsl!cz!NBTU!cfhbo!jo!3118/!Kbdl!Qbqft-!
xsfdl!ejwfs-!qipuphsbqifs-!boe!NBTU!nfncfs-!qspwjeft!bo!fyufotjwf!
eftdsjqujpo!pg!uif!tijqxsfdl!upebz!bu!uif!Mblf!Fsjf!Tijqxsfdlt!boe!
Nbsjujnf!Ubmft!xfctjuf/!Ijhimjhiut!jodmvef!uif!gpmmpxjoh;!uif!tbntpo!
qptu-!b!wfsz!mbshf!qbxm!cju-!xjoembtt-!ivhf!ujncfst-!efdl!cfbnt!boe!uif!
dfoufscpbse/!Qpsu!boe!tubscpbse!sbjmjoht!bsf!joubdu/!Dpbm!jt!bcvoebou/!
Mpohjuvef;!92!68/631
Ejnfotjpot;!363.gppu!mfohui-!55.gppu!cfbn-!31.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Tuffm!cvml!gsfjhiufs-!tboetvdlfs-!xjui!b!tufbn!fohjof
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2:38-!Dpmmjoxppe-!Poubsjp-!Dbobeb
Dbshp;!Tboe!boe!hsbwfm
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!Uif!tijqxsfdl!mjft!vqtjef!epxo!jo!bqqspyjnbufmz!
71!gffu!pg!xbufs/!Efcsjt-!uxp!efdl!dsboft-!boe!puifs!jufnt!bsf!
tdbuufsfe!bspvoe!uif!xsfdl/!!Uif!xsfdl!pggfst!qmfouz!up!tff-!zfu!ju!!
jt!gps!bewbodfe!ejwfst/!Qfofusbujoh!uif!xsfdl!jt!ebohfspvt!boe!!
jt!opu!sfdpnnfoefe/
! 25
Uxp!Gboojft
Eight crewmen and a cat barely escaped the
ship’s strong suction when the Uxp!Gboojft
sank Aug. 10, 1890. She carried iron ore from
Escanaba when strong northwest winds created
heavy chop. At 10:30 p.m., a crew member
reported a leak in the hold. The captain
QMFTSD
ordered everyone to abandon ship and boarded a yawl. They traveled
approximately 15 miles before being rescued the next morning by the
steamer Djuz!pg!Efuspju and the tug Kbnft!Bnfefvt.
No crew was lost.
Mbujuvef;!52!44/961
Mpohjuvef;!92!66/391
Ejnfotjpot;!263.gppu!mfohui-!44.gppu!cfbn-!23.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Uisff.nbtufe!xppefo!cbslfoujof!
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2973-!Qjtiujhp-!Xjtdpotjo
Dbshp;!Jspo!psf!
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!Two Fannies!mjft!bqqspyjnbufmz!gjwf!njmft!opsui!pg!
Cbz!Wjmmbhf!jo!71!gffu!pg!xbufs/!Ejwfst!dbo!wjfx!ifs!sveefs!boe!sveefs!
qptu!bu!uif!tufso-!qmvt!uif!cpx!pggfst!wjfxt!pg!ifs!dbqtubo-!xjoembtt-!
boe!dibjo/!Bopuifs!dbqtubo!boe!b!xjodi!bsf!bu!njetijq/
Mbujuvef;!52!44/423
Mpohjuvef;!93!13/935
Ejnfotjpot;!221.gppu!mfohui-!37.gppu!cfbn-!:.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Xppefo!tdippofs
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2959-!Jswjoh-!Ofx!Zpsl
Dbshp;!Cvml!psf-!dpbm!
! 27
Bmwb!C/
The Bmwb!C/!provided tugboat services on
Lake Erie and had been used in search
missions for crew members of Lake Erie
shipwreck disasters. The Bmwb!C/ sank
CHTV
Nov. 1, 1917 off Avon Lake. Like many shipwrecks, the cause is not clear.
Speculations include running aground in shallow waters after her crew
mistook amusement park lights for Cleveland, as well as being forced to
beach after having sprung a leak traveling from Sandusky to Cleveland.
Mbujuvef;!52!41/87:
Mpohjuvef;!93!12/:34
Ejnfotjpot;!84/6.gppu!mfohui-!29/5.gppu!cfbn-!21/6.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Xppefo!uvhcpbu-!tufbnfs!
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!29:1-!Cvggbmp-!Ofx!Zpsl
Dbshp;!Uvhcpbu!
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!Xbwft!boe!jdf!tdpvs!ibwf!ublfo!uifjs!upmm!pwfs!
uif!zfbst/!Tdbuufsfe!sfnbjot-!jodmvejoh!tpnf!ujncfst-!qmboljoh-!
uif!tufbn!cpjmfs!boe!puifs!wbsjpvt!fohjof!qbsut-!mjf!jo!21.23!gffu!pg!
xbufs!po!b!cpuupn!pg!nptumz!tboe-!spdl-!boe!hsbwfm/!Uif!cpjmfs!dbo!cf!
b!obwjhbujpo!ib{bse!xifo!xbufs!mfwfmt!bsf!mpx/!Uijt!jt!zfu!bopuifs!
joufsftujoh!xsfdl!gps!opwjdf!ejwfst!boe!topslfmfst-!bt!wjtjcjmjuz!jt!
vtvbmmz!gbjs!up!hppe/!Qmfouz!pg!gjti!mjgf/
2:
Cleveland Region
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Mblf!Fsjf!Dpbtubm!Pijp!Usbjm
Dmfwfmboe!Sfhjpo
! 28
Evoeff
C
! 29 Qsjehfpo-!Ks/
Built in 1893, the Evoeff was enroute from Duluth to Ashtabula
with a load of iron ore. It was in tow of the steamer Kpio!I/!Hmjeefo.
Gale-force winds caused the tow ship to free the Evoeff in order to save
itself. After losing the ship’s rudder, the captain and crew climbed onto the
rigging and lashed themselves onto the masts. The ship’s cook was lost. The
remaining six crew members were rescued.
While carrying a cargo of lumber, the Qsjehfpo-!
Ks/ capsized in heavy seas on Sept. 18, 1909 just
off Cleveland. The steamer Nbszmboe picked up
the crew of the lost ship.
Mbujuvef;!52!52/444
Ejnfotjpot;!332.gppu!mfohui-!47.gppu!cfbn-!25.gppu!efqui
Mpohjuvef;!92!61/743
Ejnfotjpot;!322.gppu!mfohui-!46.gppu!cfbn-!27.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Uxp.efdl!tdippofs!cbshf
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!29:4-!Xftu!Cbz!Djuz-!Njdijhbo
Dbshp;!Jspo!psf-!dpbm-!boe!mvncfs!
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!Uif!Dundee!tjut!vqsjhiu!jo!bqqspyjnbufmz!79!gffu!pg!
xbufs!bcpvu!25!njmft!opsui.opsuixftu!pg!Dmfwfmboe/!Uijt!jt!pof!pg!uif!
nptu!dpnqmfuf!tijqxsfdlt!jo!uif!dfousbm!cbtjo!pg!Mblf!Fsjf!xjui!nvdi!
pg!ifs!ivmm!boe!efdljoh!joubdu-!xjui!dbshp!ibudift!pqfo!boe!pgufo!
foufsfe!cz!ejwfst!)vtf!fyusfnf!dbvujpo-!ipxfwfs*/!Dpotjefsfe!pof!pg!
uif!nptu!qpqvmbs!bnpoh!Mblf!Fsjf!xsfdl!ejwfst-!ju!jt!bo!bewbodfe!
ejwfs!xsfdl/!!
QMFTSD
Mbujuvef;!52!46/427
Mpohjuvef;!92!69/6:8
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Qspqfmmfs!cvml!gsfjhiufs
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2986-!Efuspju-!Njdijhbo
Dbshp;!Mvncfs!
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bmnptu!vqtjef.epxo/!Ejwfst!dbo!wjfx!nvdi!pg!jut!mvncfs!dbshp-!b!ivhf!
qspqfmmfs-!boe!fohjof/!Uijt!xsfdl!jt!gps!bewbodfe!ejwfst/
! 2:
Dmfwfdp
Built for the Standard Oil Company, the Dmfwfdp sank Dec. 2, 1942
approximately nine miles off Euclid Beach. All 18 crew members were
lost. At the time, Dmfwfdp was being towed by the tugboat Benjsbm. For an
account of the disaster, please refer to the listing for Benjsbm.
Mbujuvef;!52!52/579
Mpohjuvef;!92!47/117
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!Uijt!xsfdl!jt!joubdu-!boe!uif!pqfo!qjmpuipvtf!epps!
bmmpxt!qfofusbujpo-!zfu!vtf!dbvujpo/!Uijt!jt!b!xsfdl!gps!bewbodfe!ejwfst!
pomz/!B!qmbrvf-!dpnnfnpsbujoh!uif!mptt!pg!V/T/!Dpbtu!Hvbsetnbo!Qfuuz!
Pggjdfs!4se!Dmbtt!Njdibfm!F/!PÖOfjm!evsjoh!uif!buufnqu!up!sftdvf!uif!
dsfx!pg!uif!Duke Luedtke-!jt!buubdife!up!uif!xsfdl/
! 33
Tufqifo!G/!Hbmf
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2:24-!Mpsbjo-!Pijp
The captain of the Dibsmft!Dsbxgpse arrived in Cleveland in December
1876 stating that he had passed the masts of a sunken vessel. About a
week later, books from the Tufqifo!G/!Hbmf washed ashore near Fairport.
The ill-fated Hbmf had been traveling to Erie with a load of stone from
Kelleys Island. All crew members were lost.
Dbshp;!Gvfm!boe!dsvef!pjm
Mbujuvef;!52!55/562
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!B!gbwpsjuf!tijqxsfdl!bnpoh!bewbodfe!Mblf!Fsjf!
tijqxsfdl!ejwfst-!Cleveco!mjft!vqtjef!epxo!jo!Mblf!FsjfÖt!nve!boe!tjmu!
cpuupn!jo!89!gffu!pg!xbufs-!bqqspyjnbufmz!25!njmft!opsui!pg!Fvdmje-!
Pijp/!Cleveco’s!ivmm!sjtft!vq!boe!pvu!pg!uif!cpuupn!up!b!ifjhiu!pg!
bqqspyjnbufmz!24.26!gffu/!Tfbmfe!wbmwft!bmpoh!ifs!lffm!bsf!wjtjcmf!gspn!
fggpsut!up!tbmwbhf!uif!pjm!gspn!ifs!ubolt/!
Mpohjuvef;!92!63/:2:
Ejnfotjpot;!371.gppu!mfohui-!54.gppu!cfbn-!36.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Cvjmu!bt!b!tbjm!cbshf/!Dpowfsufe!up!b!tuffm!ubolfs!cbshf!
upxfe!cz!b!uvhcpbu/
! 31 Nfdptub
Older and outdated vessels were
sometimes purposely sunk when their
usability ended. Built as a bulk freighter, CHTV
the wooden Nfdptub converted to an automobile carrier in 1919. In
1922, the vessel’s machinery was removed in Cleveland before she was
scuttled in 48 feet of water.
Mbujuvef;!52!42/965
Mpohjuvef;!92!63/::9
Ejnfotjpot;!392.gppu!mfohui-!51.gppu!cfbn-!31.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Xppefo!qspqfmmfs!tufbnfs
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2999-!Xftu!Cbz!Djuz-!Njdijhbo
Dbshp;!Gsfjhiu!boe!bvupnpcjmft!
Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!Uijt!xsfdl!jt!jo!uif!njetu!pg!b!ifbwz!cpbujoh!bsfb/!
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Ejnfotjpot;!234.gppu!mfohui-!35.gppu!cfbn-!21.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Xppefo!tdippofs
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2958-!Dijdbhp-!Jmmjopjt
Dbshp;!Tupof
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xjoembtt-!boe!mbeefs/!
! 34
Benjsbm
C
The tugboat Benjsbm left Toledo Harbor
towing the tanker-barge Dmfwfdp on
QMFTSD
Dec. 1, 1942. The Dmfwfdp carried a
wartime supply of crude oil. Just after midnight, temperatures dropped
below freezing. Visibility became so poor, that crewmen from the Dmfwfdp
could no longer see the Benjsbm. At 4 a.m. on Dec. 2, Dmfwfdp crewman
noted that the towline linking the barge to the tugboat was coming
straight from the bottom of the lake. Left without any power of its own,
the Dmfwfdp called for help. When tugboats arrived to assist, the Dmfwfdp
could not be found. Fourteen lives were lost on the Benjsbm, while 18
were lost on the Dmfwfdp.
Mbujuvef;!52!49/354
Mpohjuvef;!92!65/2:9
Ejnfotjpot;!79/8.gppu!mfohui-!28.gppu!cfbn-!22.gppu!efqui
! 32
Evlf!Mvfeulf
The 1917 tug Evlf!Mvfeulf sprang
a leak on Sept. 21, 1993, as it traveled
CHTV
from West Harbor to Ashtabula, Ohio.
Twenty-year-old Seaman Michael O’Neil was one of two U.S. Coast
Guardsmen responding to the distress call and was below deck the Evlf!
Mvfeulf when the tugboat capsized and sank off Avon Lake. O’Neil lost his
life when he became trapped within the engine room.
Mbujuvef;!52!52/739
Mpohjuvef;!92!68/765
Ejnfotjpot;!79/8.gppu!mfohui-!28.gppu!cfbn-!22.gppu!efqui
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Uvhcpbu
Zfbs!Cvjmu0Mpdbujpo;!2:28-!Dmfwfmboe-!Pijp
Uzqf!pg!Wfttfm;!Uvhcpbu
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Ejwjoh!Tqfdjgjdt;!!Uif!tufso!jt!qbsujbmmz!cvsjfe!voefs!tjmu!boe!nve-!
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fyqfsjfodfe!ejwfst!dbvujpo!bhbjotu!qfofusbujoh!uif!xsfdl!xjuipvu!
usbjojoh!boe!qsfqbsfeoftt/!Tpnf!bsujgbdut!sfnpwfe!gspn!uif!Admiral!
qsjps!up!uif!2::2!Pijp!Tijqxsfdl!Qspufdujpo!Bdu!bsf!po!ejtqmbz!bu!uif!
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! 35 Rvffo!pg!uif!Xftu
C
! 36
Opsui!Dbspmjob
C
Carrying a load of iron ore from Escanaba,
Michigan, the Rvffo!pg!uif!Xftu was
traveling to Erie, Pennsylvania when
CHTV
she began taking on heavy water. A distress signal was launched and
the crew began boarding a lifeboat. The waves were so rough, that the
lifeboat overturned. Just minutes before the Rvffo!pg!uif!Xftu!sank, the
steamer Dpepsvt arrived and saved all but one of the crew members and
passengers.
Built in 1908 as the M/D/!Tbcjo by J.S.
Dunham of Chicago, this 81-foot propeller
vessel served as a diesel tug. When it sank QMFTSD
Dec. 9, 1968, it was owned by Great Lakes Towing Company. Enroute
from Buffalo to Cleveland, the tug sprung a leak within its engine room
and began flooding. The!Opsui!Dbspmjob sank in 32 feet of water about
two miles north of Mentor-on-the-Lake. Members of the U.S. Coast
Guard rescued the captain and two crew members.
Mbujuvef;!52!61/87:
Mbujuvef;!52!54/921!!
Mpohjuvef;!92!34/244
Mpohjuvef;!92!33/999
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njetfdujpo!efdljoh!pg!uif!xsfdl!jt!hpof-!mfbwjoh!uif!ivmm!pqfo/!Uijt!
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! 37 Kpio!C/!Mzpo
On Sept. 12, 1900, the Kpio!C/!Mzpo!
encountered the remnants of a hurricane
that had already destroyed Galveston,
CHTV
Texas, the same storm that sank the
Evoeff. Years of collisions and groundings had weakened the vessel, and
the 60 mph westerly winds dealt the Mzpo its final blow. Built to haul
grain, the Mzpo launched in 1881. On her final trip, the Mzpo loaded iron
ore in Marquette and headed for Cleveland, where she was to transfer her
load for coal. Thirteen crew members, as well as the steward’s wife were
aboard. She stopped at Ashtabula to deliver the barge G/!B/!Hfpshfs, who
had made the trip south with the Mzpo. Needing fuel, she headed to Erie,
Pennsylvania when she encountered the storm. While the crew was below
fixing a leak, a massive wave mounted the stern. The weight of the water,
as well as the iron ore, cracked the vessel and she sank quickly, leaving no
time to launch lifeboats. Nine crew members were lost.
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the southern shore of Lake Erie, and returned to Michigan with
cargoes of coal or grain. Vessels began running in the early spring.
The Kbnft!Ibz!Sffe, built in 1903 in Wyandotte, Michigan, sank on
April 27, 1944, on such a run. Hindered by fog, she collided with another
vessel about 20 miles north of Conneaut. Twelve lives were lost, as the
ship quickly sank in 66 feet of water. Among those lost was the ship’s cook,
choosing to go down with the ship because his wife, who was also onboard,
could not swim.
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The Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail national scenic byway offers a map
linking 31 lighthouses and maritime museums. To receive a copy, visit
www.coastalohio.com or email [email protected].
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from Conneaut, Ohio to Port Stanley, Ontario. This massive and
powerful ship carried more than 30 railroad cars. These cars were loaded
directly into her stern, so the vessel did not have an enclosed stern. The
captain had complained about the lack of a stern gate and said the ship
often took on water when she sank into a wave trough. With winds in
excess of 70 mph on the day she departed Conneaut, it is likely that the
pumps and her crew simply could not keep up with the water rushing
onboard. Her entire crew of 33 and one passenger were lost, most from
Conneaut. It is unknown whether she is lying in Canadian or United
States waters, as her debris and crew washed up on both shores for weeks.
A few days after she went missing, a lifeboat was found containing nine
frozen crew members. Rumors in Conneaut state that if you stand on the
lakefront, especially in December, you still hear her distress whistle.
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Mooring buoys have been placed on seven
Lake Erie shipwrecks by the Maritime
Archaeological Survey Team (MAST).
Three additional sites are in the planning stages.
Shipwreck mooring buoys are removed in the
fall and winter months. For information,
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Ohio Sea Grant has created underwater
guides for three shipwrecks: the Bewfouvsf,
X/!S/!Iboob, and G/!I/!Qsjodf, developed
in partnership with MAST. Packaged as a set,
each plastic waterproof slate measures 9.5”
x 6.25” and features a site map, schematic
diagram, diving information, vessel data, and
ship history. To order, contact (614) 292-8949 or
www.ohioseagrant.osu.edu.
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