Recent from talks
SS Scotiadoc
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
SS Scotiadoc
48°16′00″N 88°54′00″W / 48.266667°N 88.9°W
SS Scotiadoc was a Great Lakes freighter primarily designed for the iron ore, coal, and grain trades on the Great Lakes. She was commissioned by the Lakewood Steamship Co. of Cleveland, Ohio and launched as SS Martin Mullen.
Martin Mullen made frequent trips to and from Duluth-area ports.[citation needed] In 1947 she was purchased by Paterson Steamships and renamed Scotiadoc in 1948.
Scotiadoc was rammed by Canadian steamer Burlington in heavy fog on June 20, 1953, off Trowbridge Island, near the Sleeping Giant in Lake Superior. One crew member died. Captain George Edgar Morris testified that he picked up Burlington on radar when she was 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) away. Burlington collided with the starboard side of Scotiadoc near the stern.
Shipwreck hunters found the wreck in 2013. At a depth of 850 feet (259 m), it is the deepest shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
Hub AI
SS Scotiadoc AI simulator
(@SS Scotiadoc_simulator)
SS Scotiadoc
48°16′00″N 88°54′00″W / 48.266667°N 88.9°W
SS Scotiadoc was a Great Lakes freighter primarily designed for the iron ore, coal, and grain trades on the Great Lakes. She was commissioned by the Lakewood Steamship Co. of Cleveland, Ohio and launched as SS Martin Mullen.
Martin Mullen made frequent trips to and from Duluth-area ports.[citation needed] In 1947 she was purchased by Paterson Steamships and renamed Scotiadoc in 1948.
Scotiadoc was rammed by Canadian steamer Burlington in heavy fog on June 20, 1953, off Trowbridge Island, near the Sleeping Giant in Lake Superior. One crew member died. Captain George Edgar Morris testified that he picked up Burlington on radar when she was 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) away. Burlington collided with the starboard side of Scotiadoc near the stern.
Shipwreck hunters found the wreck in 2013. At a depth of 850 feet (259 m), it is the deepest shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
Recent media