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The
David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail
| Vessel
Name: ARGUS |
| Other
Names: built as LEWIS WOODRUFF, last name in 1913 |
| Build Info:
1903, American Shipbuilding, Lorain, OH hull# 326 |
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| Type at
loss: propeller, steel, bulk freighter |
Official
No: 200211 |
| Specs:
416x50x28 4707g 3380n |
Date of Loss:
1913, Nov 12 |
Type of Loss: storm |
Lake: Huron |
| Accident
Place: Off Kincardine, Ont. |
| Last Updated
Dec, 2019 |
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| Cargo:
coal |
Loss of Life: 25 [all] |
| Detail:
Upbound, she broke in two and sank with all hands in one of largest storms ever to strike the Lakes. Wreck located in 1972. Fleetmate HYDRUS was also lost in the same gale. Owned by Pickens, Mather & Co. of Cleveland. Master: Capt. Paul Goetsch(d).Image from HCGL collection as LEWIS WOODRUFF |
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Sources:
mv,eas,slh,lol,is,gsgl,sol,ns2,mpl,hcgl
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