The David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail

Vessel Name: REGINA
Other Names: none
Build Info: 1907, A. McMillen & Sons, Dumbarton, Scot. hull# 419  
Type at loss: propeller, steel, package freight "canaller" Official No: C124231
Specs: 269x43x23, 2957gc 1956nc
Date of Loss:
1913, Nov 10
Type of Loss: storm Lake: Huron
Accident Place: off Port Sanilac, Mich
Last Updated Dec, 2019  
Cargo: steel pipe, gen frt Loss of Life: 20 [all]
Detail: This steamer was overwhelmed by the 1913 "Big Storm." Before foundering she met up with the freighter CHARLES S. PRICE (qv) or her wreckage, as dead crewmen from the PRICE washed ashore wearing REGINA life jackets. Master: Capt. E. H. McConkey(d).Located in 1985. Two Ohio sport divers lost their lives on her in August, 2000, when their gear became entangled in the wreck.Image from HCGL

Sources: mmgl,is(3-71),slh,gsgl,ns2,is,lhdc,csv,win,mpl,eas
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