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short and simple, mk? so, here is what I'v herd: So, on November 10, 1975, the fitz sailed right into a storm. Also known as "the 3 sisters" with its from the ojibway, native spirits. Anyway, The Aurther M. Anderson [i tink that how you spell it] was trailing 15 miles behind the Fitz. But survived the storm. So its belived that "the Gales Of November" had taken over the fitz by its 50 foot waves craching over the decks.
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ReneThe hatches on the ship's cargo were not secured. As it progressed into poor weather the cargo (taconite - which is water absorbent) became saturated and caused the ship to slowly sink lower in the water. It was eventually hit be a large wave and capsized, the cargo dragging it to the bottom like a stone.
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What did the SS Edmund Fitzgerald do before it sank?
The Steamship, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, was a freight carrier which sank in Lake Superior on 10 November 1975. Up to today theories abound but no definitive cause for the sinking has been established.
Have any ships sunk in Lake Superior?
Yes - SS Edmund Fitzgerald and also the Cyprus.
What happened to SS Traffic The sister ship of the SS Nomadic?
It was used as a troop transport during WW1, survived untill WW2 when the germans had hold of it and the british sank it. Wreck has never been discovered
How many men died on the Edmund Fitzgerald?
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, killing 29 men.
Where is the SS Edmund Fitzgerald right now?
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was built between 1957-58 at the Great Lakes Engineering Works (GLEW), of River Rouge, Michigan. The contract at the time stipulated that she be the largest ship on the lake. During her construction, the decision was made to name the ship for the President and Chairman of the Board of the company that owned the ship, the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Source: Wikipedia (link below)
