SS Edmund Fitzgerald - Wikipedia
SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on …
Edmund Fitzgerald | Sinking, Ship, Bodies, Song, & Facts
3 days ago · Edmund Fitzgerald, American freighter that sank during a storm on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior, killing all 29 aboard. Its mysterious demise inspired Gordon Lightfoot …
Edmund Fitzgerald wreck at 50 years. What to know about the …
Nov 3, 2025 · In gale-force winds, 35-foot waves, and a blinding snowstorm, sometime after 7 p.m. on November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald foundered and sank more than 500 feet …
What Sank the Edmund Fitzgerald? Three Theories - HISTORY
Nov 10, 2025 · A vessel the size of the Edmund Fitzgerald seldom succumbs for a single reason. Although the wreck’s true cause sank to the depths with the ship, several intertwined theories …
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in the Great Lakes 50 years ago.
Nov 6, 2025 · Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk …
Tragedy on Lake Superior -- The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Nov 12, 2025 · On the evening of November 9, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald departed from Superior, Wisconsin carrying 26,116 long tons of iron ore on board. With the intention of …
Why Did the Legendary Edmund Fitzgerald Sink? We Might …
Oct 17, 2025 · Fifty years after the Edmund Fitzgerald vanished, new science may finally reveal why the legendary ship sank so suddenly in Lake Superior.
The Storm and Voyage — S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Online
The final voyage was scheduled to be 746 miles from Superior, Wisconsin to Zug Island, Detroit. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 17 miles northwest of Whitefish Bay in Michigan. The image at …
Why did the Edmund Fitzgerald sink? 3 theories could explain it
Nov 2, 2025 · What caused the SS Edmund Fitzgerald freighter to sink amid a violent storm on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, killing its 29 crew members, remains a point of debate and …
Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald – National Museum of the …
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the largest and most famous freighters to sail the Great Lakes, sank during a fierce storm on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975, taking the lives of all 29 …