The Norwegian collier SS Storstad ran into her in the St. Lawrence River's dense fog. More than a thousand people perished as the ship sank in a matter of minutes. As a result of the more well-known sinkings of the Titanic and the Lusitania, the "Forgotten Empress" has been mostly forgotten. <
U-boat sunk off Plymouth mass.?
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I was a member of the crew on CG 56022 when it sank in Lake Ontario. Thus far all the stories I have read about the sinking are untrue.?
What is involved in raising a shipwreck from the bottom?
Why are most shipwrecks on Lake Ontario on the east side?
Gps location of ship wrecks Cayuga Lake, NY?
How can I find out information about the USS Yankee (clock).
What are the most famous Lake Michigan shipwrecks? I'm particularly interested in learning about any near Chicago. Thank you!
The National Museum of the Great Lakes is excited to announce the release of a new book titled Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario: A Journey of Discovery. This book contains stories of long lost shipwrecks and the journeys of the underwater explorers who found them, written by Jim Kennard with paintings by Roland Stevens and underwater imagery by Roger Pawlowski.
The recent discovery of the wreck of the British warship Ontario, “the Holy Grail” of Great Lakes shipwrecks, solves several mysteries that have puzzled historians since the ship sank more than two centuries ago. Now, for the first time, the whole tragic story of the Ontario can finally be told.