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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 June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes and remains the largest to have sunk there.
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald " is a 1976 hit song written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot considered this song to be his finest work.
Haven't seen too many videos with a good quality version of this song, so I thought I'd put together a video with lyrics. Enjoy! Pictures are Copyrighted to their respected owners. Video made by ...
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’s hit song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. A tribute to the 29 men who died November 10, 1975, aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior. ...more.
Canadian folksinger Gordon Lightfoot inspired popular interest in this vessel with his 1976 ballad, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” The Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with her entire crew of 29 men on Lake Superior November 10, 1975, 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan.
On April 15, 1977 the U.S. Coast Guard released its official report of “Subject: S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, official number 277437, sinking in Lake Superior on 10 November 1975 with loss of life.”
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 reaching Detroit, the enormous vessel began its familiar course across Lake Superior.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was America’s largest freighter ship at the time and remains the largest ship to sink into the Great Lakes. The ship was huge and important for transporting taconite ore and iron pellets, which were mined in and around Lake Superior.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was a freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1975 with all crew lost. SS Edmund Fitzgerald Online features information about the sinking, ship history, memorials, and crew profiles.
