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SS Edmund Fitzgerald: Remembering the 1975 Lake Superior Tragedy

11/6/2025

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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior, after structural issues contributed to the disaster, with 29 crew members lost.
Launched on June 7, 1958, the ship was the largest vessel on the Great Lakes at 729 feet and could carry 26,000 tons of iron ore.
Artifacts from the wreck, including the ship's bell, are displayed at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan.

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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior, after structural issues contributed to the disaster, with 29 crew members lost.
Launched on June 7, 1958, the ship was the largest vessel on the Great Lakes at 729 feet and could carry 26,000 tons of iron ore.
Artifacts from the wreck, including the ship's bell, are displayed at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan.