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John A. McGean

Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1913 · Saginaw Bay & the Michigan Thumb

One of the freighters lost with all hands on Lake Huron in the Great Storm of 1913.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

John A. McGean was a steel freighter built in 1908. On 9 November 1913 she was caught on southern Lake Huron by the Great Storm of 1913 and foundered with all of her crew. Her wreck was found upside down off Port Hope, Michigan, in 1985.

Vessel

Built: 1908
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 Huron, off Port Hope, Michigan
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 28
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: 1985
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 43.95° N 82.55° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Port Hope, Michigan
Region: Saginaw Bay & the Michigan Thumb

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

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)

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.