Posted by Craig Rich on October 13, 19103 at 22:00:43:
In Reply to: James C. Carruthers posted by Rickie Moneyhun on October 13, 19103 at 15:36:44:
From David Swayze's database:
Vessel Name: JAMES CARRUTHERS
Other Names: none sometinmes seen as JAMES C. CARRUTHERS
Build Info: 1913, Collingwood Shipbuilding, Collingwood, Ont. hull# 38
Type at loss: propeller, steel, bulk freight Official No: C131090
Specs: 529x58x27 7862gc 5606nc
Date of Loss:
1913, Nov 11 Type of Loss: storm Lake: Huron
Accident Place: off Kincardine, Ont.
Last Updated
Cargo: 10,000 t wheat Loss of Life: 25 [all]
Detail: This modern steamer was overwhelmed and foundered in the "Big Storm" of 1913. Probably capsized in the greatest Great Lakes storm on record. She was brand-new and was the largest Canadian laker when lost.(Wreckage reported found in late 1980's.)
Craig Rich
Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates