AH-WR-1553

D.R. Hanna

Steel Bulk Freighter · Lost 1919 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

D.R. Hanna was a steel bulk freighter lost in Lake Huron.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

D.R. Hanna was built at Lorain in 1906. It was carrying wheat from Duluth to Buffalo in May 1919. Quincy A. Shaw collided with and sank the freighter. The wreck lies upside down.

Vessel

Built: 1906
Builder: American Ship Building Co.
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: May 16, 1919
Cause: Collision
Location: Off Thunder Bay, Lake Huron
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Wheat
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 135 ft
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Upside down
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Off Thunder Bay, Lake Huron
Region: Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

Crew totals and details not stated here are not established in the sources reviewed.

NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Vessel identity, construction and documented loss history.