Wexford
Package Freighter · United Kingdom · Lost 1913 · Saginaw Bay & the Michigan Thumb
A British-built freighter lost with all hands in the Great Storm of 1913, found in 2000.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Wexford was a steel freighter built at Sunderland, England, in 1883 and later brought into Canadian lake service. She disappeared with all hands on southern Lake Huron during the Great Storm of 9 November 1913, carrying grain. Bodies came ashore near Grand Bend, Ontario. Divers found the wreck in 2000.
Vessel
- 1883
- William Doxford and Sons
- Sunderland, England
- Steel
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- Steam, single screw
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Loss
- November 9, 1913
- Storm
- Off Grand Bend, Ontario
- Lake Huron
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- All hands; sources differ on the number, roughly 17 to 24.
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The Wreck Today
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- 2000
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Position
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- Grand Bend, Ontario
Pin marks the named place of loss; no published position used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
The number aboard varies between sources and is not given here.
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Loss date, place and circumstances.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
Loss date, place and circumstances.
