Primary vessel in the incident Edmund Fitzgerald (1975). The NTSB report describes the vessel as a conventional straightdecker Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel.
Particulars
- Flag state: United States [US]
- Vessel type: Bulk Carrier
- IMO Number: 5097216
- Official Number: 277437
- Gross tonnage: 13632
- LOA (m): 222.2
- Breadth: 75 ft
- Depth: 39 ft
- Net tonnage: 8686
- Year built: 1958
- Crew size: 29
- Propulsion: 7,500 hp steam turbine
- Builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, Michigan
Incidents
Operators / owners
- Owner: Northeastern Mutual Life Insurance Company.
- Operator: Columbia Transportation Division of the Oglebay Norton Company.