Arlington
Bulk Freighter · Canada · Lost 1940 · Isle Royale & Lake Superior
A Canadian wheat carrier lost in 1940; the crew escaped but her captain stayed aboard.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Arlington was a Canadian steel bulk freighter built in 1913. On 1 May 1940, carrying wheat on Lake Superior in heavy weather, she began to take on water and sank. The crew were picked up by the freighter Collingwood, but Captain Frederick Burke went down with the ship. The wreck was identified in 2023.
Vessel
- 1913
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- Steel
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- Steam, single screw
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Loss
- May 1, 1940
- Storm
- Off the Keweenaw Peninsula, Lake Superior
- Lake Superior
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- 1
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The Wreck Today
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- 2023
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Position
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- Keweenaw Peninsula
Pin marks the named place of loss; no published position used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (75/100)
Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
Loss date, place and circumstances.
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Loss date, place and circumstances.
