SS L.R. Doty
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | L.R. Doty |
| Owner | Cuyahoga Transit Company, Ohio |
| Builder | F.W. Wheeler, Bay City, Michigan |
| Launched | 1893 |
| Fate | Sank, October 25, 1898 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Length | 291 ft (89 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Depth | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Crew | 17 |
L.R. Doty was a Great Lakes steamship launched in May 1893 at West Bay City, Michigan. She was last seen afloat October 25, 1898 north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during a violent storm on Lake Michigan, with winds reaching 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). The ship was witnessed foundering at the stern by a passenger of the four-masted schooner Olive Jeanette which was being towed by the Doty until the tow line broke from the force of the storm. Seventeen crew members died.[2]
On June 25, 2010, 111 years after her loss, divers found the Doty 300 feet (91 m) below the surface of Lake Michigan with its cargo of corn still intact. The first divers to reach and film the Doty were Tracy Xelowski, John Scoles and John Janzen.[2][3][4]
Ironically the "L.R. Doty" sister ship the "Iosco" while towing the "Olive Jeanette" both vessels were lost in September 1905 in Lake Superior.[5]
References
- ^ Biondich, Sarah (July 14, 2010). "Finding a Century-Old Shipwreck". ExpressMilwaukee. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Steamship shipwreck found in Lake Mich. after 112 years". Detroit News. Milwaukee. Associated Press. June 25, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ Ramde, Dinesh (2010-06-24). "L.R. Doty, ship that sank in Lake Michigan 112 years ago, found largely intact near Milwaukee". Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Star Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Holewa, Lisa (June 25, 2010). "Shipwreck Found After 112 years in Lake Michigan". Milwaukee: AolNews. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Maritime History of the Great Lakes website retrieved November 26,2016
External links
- "Photo of the L.R. Doty at dock". shipwreckworld.com.
- "L.R. Doty Shipwreck Discovery". ship-wreck.com.
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