Name SS Wexford Completed 1883 Draft 5.2 m | Yard number 00145 Length 76 m | |
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Operator R.M. Hudson & Son (1883–1898)N. Dubuisson (1898–1903)Western Steamship Company (1903–1913) Builder Doxford, Williams & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland Fate foundered on November 9, 1913 | ||
Shipwreck of the ss wexford
The SS Wexford was a steel hulled, propeller driven bulk lake freighter built by Doxford, Williams & Sons, Ltd. at Sunderland, Great Britain in 1883. The official number for the Wexford was 87342 with the hull number 00145. The ship was lost on Lake Huron with all hands on November 9, 1913 during the Great Lakes storm of 1913. Sources cite conflicting numbers for crew lost with 17 to 24 crew being listed. Her cargo at the time of loss was 96,000 bushels of wheat. The wreck was discovered August 25, 2000 sitting intact and upright in 75 feet of water on the lake bottom. A Copper Wreath was placed on the Wreck to honor the crew of the 100th Anniversary of The Great Storm of 1913.
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Flying underwater diving the ss wexford
Ownership
The Wexford was owned by a number of parties during her service life. The Wexford was renamed the SS Elise from 1898 to 1903. She was renamed the Wexford in 1903. At the time of the sinking the ship was owned by the Western Steamship Company.