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A look at the SS Edmund Fitzgerald through the years, from launch to its sinking
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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was, when it was launched in , the largest ship on the Great Lakes. The foot-long ore carrier was named for the president and chairman of the board of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., which built the $8 million ship. Its sinking in , taking the lives of all 29 members of its crew, inspired the Gordon Lightfoot song "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
Bob Campbell/Courtesy Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical SocietyWorkers (seen at lower right) are dwarfed by the hull of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald during the massive ore carrier's construction on May 8, When it was completed, it was to be the largest freighter on the Great Lakes. The foot ship was being built for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Milwaukee; the ship came within one foot of the size limit set by Army engineers for Sault Ste. Marie locks.
UPIWork nears completion on the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a 25,ton bulk freighter being built for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. at the Great Lakes Engineering Works at River Rouge near Detroit. This view looks from the stern toward the bow, with the Detroit River in the background.
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Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald
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Alvan Quinn, Related PressThe Edmund Fitzgerald first trip confrontation the Port River.
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Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: See photos of the Great Lakes’ most famous ship
LAKE SUPERIOR - Forty-six years ago today, the Edmund Fitzgerald was caught in the grip of a deadly storm on Lake Superior.
Investigators would later say the Mighty Fitz’s course had put her in the “worst possible place” amid the monstrous waves of that November gale.
When she sank with all 29 souls aboard on Nov. 10, , the big freighter’s story quickly became the Great Lake’s most well-known shipwreck.
Her demise was shared around the world in Gordon Lightfoot’s song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” while the harrowing details of the ore carrier’s last journey became part of mariner lore.
Today, we remember the lives lost. And we honor the amazing bravery of those who risked their own lives to search for a crew who would never be rescued.
We’re highlighting a collection of photos that have been shared by our friends at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, the Associated Press, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other ship enthusiasts.
We’ve included some interesting facts about the Fitzgerald’s work history as a stellar cargo hauler, and some of the heartbreaking conversations that marked her final hours.
To the Mighty Fitz, we offer the formal salute: 3 longs and 2 shorts.
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