AH-WR-1495

Henry B. Smith

Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1913 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior

An ore carrier that sailed from Marquette into the Great Storm of 1913 and was lost with all hands.

Become Captain of Record See Shipwreck on Map

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Henry B. Smith was a steel freighter built in 1906. On 9 November 1913, loaded with iron ore, she left Marquette into the Great Storm of 1913 and was never seen again. All of her crew were lost. Her wreck was found in deep water off Marquette in 2013, a century later.

Vessel

Built: 1906
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 9, 1913
Cause: Storm
Location: Lake Superior, off Marquette, Michigan
Water: Lake Superior
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: All of her crew were lost; reported totals vary between sources.
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: 2013
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 46.70° N 87.30° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Marquette, Michigan
Region: Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior

Pin marks the named place of loss, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (75/100)

Exact wreck position, depth and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.

Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
Vessel history, loss and search history.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Vessel particulars and career.