Etruria
Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1905 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron
A 414-foot steel freighter sent to the bottom by a collision in fog, found intact and upside down in 2011 after more than a century.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Etruria was a steel bulk freighter launched in 1902 that carried coal on the upper Great Lakes. On June 18, 1905, dense fog on Lake Huron led to a collision with the steamer Amasa Stone off Presque Isle. Etruria sank within minutes, though her entire crew survived. The wreck's location remained unknown until a 2011 sanctuary-led expedition located and identified it, revealing the ship intact and upside down in deep water.
Vessel
- 1902
- West Bay City Shipbuilding Company
- West Bay City, Michigan
- Steel
- 414 ft
- 50 ft
- 4744
- Steam, single screw
- Not established
Loss
- June 18, 1905
- Collision
- About 10 miles off Presque Isle, Lake Huron
- Lake Huron
- Toward Lake Superior
- Coal
- Not established
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 317 ft
- Completely intact, resting upside down
- Inverted
- 2011
- Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Position
- 45.483° N 83.474° W
- Surveyed position
- Presque Isle, Michigan
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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