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The
David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail
| Vessel
Name: JOHN A. McGEAN |
| Other
Names: none |
| Build Info:
1908, American Shipbuilding, Lorain, OH |
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| Type at
loss: propeller, steel, bulk freight |
Official
No: 205032 |
| Specs:
432x52x28, 5100g 3777n |
Date of Loss:
1913, Nov 11 |
Type of Loss: storm |
Lake: Huron |
| Accident
Place: midlake, off the Tawasses |
| Last Updated
Dec, 2019 |
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| Cargo:
coal |
Loss of Life: 28 [all] |
| Detail:
Considered unsinkable, she foundered in the "Big Storm" of 1913. Her exact position when she went down was a mystery until her wreckage was located in 1985 near where she was last sighted. Master: Capt. C. R. Ney(d).Image of JOHN A. McGEAN |
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