James H. Reed
Steam Screw · Lost 1944 · The Lake Erie Islands
The 448-foot ore freighter James H. Reed sank in fog off Conneaut in 1944 after colliding with the Canadian steamer Ashcroft; twelve died.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1903 at Wyandotte, Michigan, the 448-foot steel bulk freighter James H. Reed was downbound with iron ore from Escanaba for Buffalo on April 27, 1944, when she collided in fog with the Canadian steamer Ashcroft about 20 miles north of Conneaut. She sank in 66 feet of water. Twelve of her crew were lost and twenty-four were rescued by the Ashcroft. Her hull was later dynamited to clear the shipping lane.
Vessel
- 1903
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- Wood
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- Steam (screw)
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Loss
- April 27, 1944
- Collision
- About 20 miles north of Conneaut, Ohio, in about 66 feet of water
- Lake Erie
- Escanaba, Michigan → Buffalo, New York
- Iron ore
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- 12
- Capt. Herbert Brightstone
The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Conneaut, Ohio
No pin: Ohio Sea Grant dive-slate positions are not used as wreck pins.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
Original newspaper accounts are quoted by the source and were not independently inspected.
Ohio Sea Grant — Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales of Lake Erie: James H. Reed
Ship information, wreck site and story-of-loss sections read; quoted newspapers and books not independently inspected.
