Ships Foundered
The following list includes ships that sank during the storm, killing their entire crews. It does not include the three victims from the freighter William Nottingham, who volunteered to leave the ship on a lifeboat in search of assistance. While the boat was being lowered into the water, a breaking wave smashed it into the side of the ship. The men disappeared into the near-freezing waters below. The following shipwreck casualties have been documented:
- Lake Superior
- Leafield: 18 victims
- Henry B. Smith: 25 victims
- Lake Michigan
- Plymouth (barge): 7 victims
- Lake Huron
- Argus: 28 victims
- James Carruthers: 22 victims
- Hydrus: 25 victims
- John A. McGean: 28 victims
- Charles S. Price: 28 victims
- Regina: 20 victims
- Isaac M. Scott: 28 victims
- Wexford: 20 victims
- Lake Erie
- Lightship LV 82, Buffalo: 6 victims
Of the twelve ships that sank in the storm, five have never been found: Henry B. Smith, Leafield, James Carruthers, Plymouth, and the Hydrus. The most recent discovery was that of Wexford in the summer of 2000.
Read more about this topic: List Of Victims Of The 1913 Great Lakes Storm
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