SS Cyprus
Lake freighter that sank in Lake Superior / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see Cyprus (ship).
SS Cyprus was a lake freighter that sank during a gale storm on Lake Superior on 11 October 1907. The ship went down in 460 feet (140 m) of water at 46.79°N 85.60°W / 46.79; -85.60, about 8 miles (7 nm; 13 km) north of Deer Park in Luce County, Michigan. All but one of the 23 members of the crew perished.
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SS Cyprus | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Cyprus |
Owner | Pickands-Mather of Cleveland, Ohio |
Builder | American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio |
Yard number | 353 |
Launched | 17 August 1907 |
Identification | United States Registry #204527 |
Fate | Foundered and sunk during a storm on October 11, 1907. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lake freighter |
Length | 420 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
Height | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
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