# List of shipwrecks of the 1913 Great Lakes storm

This is a list of shipwrecks during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.
Ships foundered :
| Ship | Gross tons | Length (ft) | Beam (ft) | Built | Cargo | Approximate location | Damage ($) | Deaths |
| Lake Superior |||||||||
| Leafield | 1,454 | 269 | 35 | 1892 | steel rails | Angus Island | 100,000 | 18 |
| Henry B. Smith | 6,631 | 525 | 55 | 1906 | iron ore | Marquette, Michigan | 350,000 | 25 |
| Lake Michigan |||||||||
| Plymouth (Barge) | 776 | 225 | 35 | 1854 | lumber | Gull Island | 5,000 | 7 |
| Lake Huron |||||||||
| Argus | 4,707 | 436 | 50 | 1903 | coal | Point aux Barques, Michigan | 136,000 | 28 |
| James Carruthers | 7,862 | 550 | 58 | 1913 | grain | Goderich, Ontario | 410,000 | 22 |
| Hydrus | 4,700 | 416 | 50 | 1903 | iron ore | Goderich, Ontario | 136,000 | 27 |
| SS John A. McGean | 5,100 | 452 | 52 | 1908 | coal | Sturgeon Point, Michigan | 240,000 | 22 |
| Charles S. Price | 6,322 | 524 | 54 | 1910 | coal | Port Huron, Michigan | 340,000 | 28 |
| Regina | 1,956 | 249 | 42.5 | 1907 | steel pipe, package freight | Harbor Beach, Michigan | 125,000 | 20 |
| Isaac M. Scott | 6,372 | 524 | 54 | 1909 | coal | Sturgeon Point, Michigan | 340,000 | 28 |
| Wexford | 2,104 | 250 | 40 | 1883 | steel rails | 8.6 miles NNE of Grand Bend, Ontario | 125,000 | (actual number uncertain) 17 to 24 victims reported |
| Lake Erie |||||||||
| United States lightship LV-82 Buffalo | 180 | 105 | 21 | 1912 | none | Point Abino, Ontario, Canada | 25,000 | 6 {Lightship salvaged} |
| Ships stranded |||||||||
| Ship | Gross Tons | Length (ft) | Beam (ft) | Built | Cargo | Approx Location | Damage ($) | Notes |
| Lake Superior |||||||||
| Fred G. Hartwell | 6,223 | 504 | 58 | 1908 | unknown | Point Iroquois, Michigan | 30,000 | rebuilt |
| Huronic | 3,330 | 321 | 43 | 1902 | passengers | Whitefish Point, Michigan | 30,000 | |
| J.T. Hutchinson | 3,734 | 346 | 48 | 1901 | unknown | Point Iroquois, Michigan | 40,000 | |
| Major | 1,864 | 303 | 41 | 1889 | unknown | Crisp Point, Michigan | unknown | rebuilt |
| William Nottingham | 4,234 | 377 | 50 | 1902 | wheat | Whitefish Bay, Michigan | 75,000 | 3 men lost |
| Scottish Hero | 2,202 | 297 | 40 | 1895 | unknown | unknown | 500 | |
| Turret Chief | 1,881 | 273 | 44 | 1896 | unknown | Copper Harbor, Michigan | unknown | rebuilt 1914 as Salvor |
| L.C. Waldo | 4,466 | 472 | 48 | 1896 | iron ore | Gull Rock, Michigan | unknown | rebuilt 1916 as Riverton |
| St. Marys River |||||||||
| Meaford | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | | 500 | |
| Lake Michigan |||||||||
| Halsted (Barge) | 497 | 191 | 32 | 1873 | lumber | Washington Harbor, Washington Island (Wisconsin) | unknown | |
| Louisiana | 1,753 | 287 | 39 | 1887 | empty | Washington Harbor, Washington Island (Wisconsin) | | burned to waterline |
| Pontiac | 2,298 | 300 | 40 | 1889 | unknown | Simmon's Reef | 7,500 | |
| Lake Huron |||||||||
| Acadian | 2,305 | 246.5 | 43 | 1908 | unknown | Thunder Bay, Michigan | 30,000 | |
| Lightship # 61 aka "Corsica Shoals" | 160 | 87'2" | 21'6" | 1893 | none | Forced from Corsica Shoals to Point Edward Canada-reportedly contributed to loss of "Matthew Andrews" {See article United States lightship Huron (LV-103)} | | refloated |
| Matthew Andrews | 7,014 | 532 | 56 | 1907 | unknown | Corsica Shoal | 2,500 | refloated |
| Howard M. Hanna Jr. | 5,667 | 500 | 54 | 1908 | coal | Port Austin, Michigan | | rebuilt 1916 |
| Henry A. Hawgood | 6,839 | 552 | 56 | 1906 | unknown | Weis Beach | 7,000 | refloated |
| J.M. Jenks | 4,644 | 414 | 50 | 1902 | unknown | Georgian Bay | 25,000 | |
| Matoa | 2,311 | 310 | 40 | 1890 | coal | Point aux Barques, Michigan | 117,000 | 0 |
| D.O. Mills | 6,598 | 532 | 58 | 1907 | unknown | Harbor Beach, Michigan | 45,000 | refloated |
| Northern Queen | 2,476 | 300 | 41 | 1889 | unknown | Kettle Point 44, Ontario | 25,000 | |
| A.E. Stewart | 3,943 | 356 | 50 | 1902 | unknown | Thunder Bay, Michigan | 30,000 | refloated |
| St. Clair & Detroit Rivers |||||||||
| W.G. Pollock | 4,872 | 420 | 52 | 1906 | unknown | St. Clair Flats | 5,000 | |
| Saxona | 4,716 | 418 | 50 | 1903 | unknown | Lake St. Clair | 1,500 | |
| Victory | 4,527 | 450 | 48 | 1895 | unknown | Livingston Channel | 12,000 | |
| Lake Erie |||||||||
| Donaldson (Barge) | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Cleveland, Ohio | 800 | |
| C.W. Elphicke $^1$ | 2,058 | 273 | 42 | 1889 | flax | Long Point, Ontario | unknown | |
| Fulton | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Bar Point | 2,500 | |
| G.J. Grammer | 4,471 | 418 | 48 | 1902 | unknown | Lorain, Ohio | 1,500 | refloated |
| Pittsburgh Steamship Co. Barges | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Cleveland, Ohio | 100,000 | unmanned |
| 1. The steamer C.W. Elphicke reportedly struck a submerged obstruction on Lake Erie, off Long Point, on October 21, 1913, during a gale; it was beached just above the Long Point Lighthouse 21⁄2 hours later. Before it could be salvaged, the November gale hit and it became a total loss. No lives lost. It was on voyage from Fort William, Ontario, for Buffalo, NY, with cargo of flax. |||||||||

## Vessels gallery

* "Leafield"
* "Henry B Smith"
* "Argus"
* "Plymouth"
* "James Carruthers"
* "Hydrus"
* "John A McGean"
* "Charles S Price"
* "Charles S Price" wreckage
* "Regina"
* "Isaac M Scott"
* "Wexford"
* "Lightship LV-82" salvaged
* "Louisiana"
* "L.C. Waldo" Aground
* "Howard M Hanna Jr" aground
* "Northern Queen"
* "Turret Chief"