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The
David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail
| Vessel
Name: JAMES CARRUTHERS |
| Other
Names: none sometimes seen as JAMES C. CARRUTHERS |
| Build Info:
1913, Collingwood Shipbuilding, Collingwood, Ont. hull# 38 |
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| Type at
loss: propeller, steel, bulk freight |
Official
No: C131090 |
| Specs:
529x58x27 7862gc 5606nc |
Date of Loss:
1913, Nov 11 |
Type of Loss: storm |
Lake: Huron |
| Accident
Place: off Kincardine, Ont. |
| Last Updated
Dec, 2019 |
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| Cargo:
10,000 t wheat |
Loss of Life: 25 [all] |
| Detail:
This modern steamer was overwhelmed and foundered in the "Big Storm" of 1913. Probably capsized in the greatest Great Lakes storm on record. She was brand-new and was the largest Canadian laker when lost. Master: Capt. W. H. Wright(d). Later speculation was that her wheat cargo made her ride too high for the conditions - she was designed and built for the ore trade.(Wreckage reported found in late 1980's.)Image from my collection |
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Sources:
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