Alex Nimick
Wooden Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1907 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior
A 298-foot wooden freighter, running empty, that stranded and broke apart in a Lake Superior gale near Whitefish Point, killing six crew.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Alex Nimick was a 298-foot wooden bulk freighter built in 1890, bound light from Buffalo to Duluth with no cargo aboard. On September 21, 1907, after sheltering behind Whitefish Point from a northwest gale, she ventured back out, was overwhelmed, and stranded on the shore about 13 miles west of the point, breaking up in the surf. Six of her seventeen crew, including her captain, died. Her wreck lies in shallow water within the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve.
Vessel
- 1890
- US official number 106702
- James Davidson
- West Bay City, Michigan
- Wood
- 298 ft
- 40 ft
- 1968.83
- Steam, triple expansion engine
- Gilchrist Transportation Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Loss
- September 21, 1907
- Storm
- About 13 miles west of Whitefish Point, Lake Superior
- Lake Superior
- Buffalo, New York → Duluth, Minnesota
- Not established
- 17
- 6
- John Randall
The Wreck Today
- 22 ft
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Within Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve
Position
- 46.76° N 85.22° W
- Approximate position
- Whitefish Point, Michigan
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (82/100)
Great Lakes Vessel History registry entry for Alex Nimick
Build specifications, ownership, voyage details, loss date, casualties.
