Shipwreck · Lake Huron · Foundered
SS Charles S. Price
A Great Lakes freighter built in 1910, lost on Lake Huron in 1913. The record: “Capsized on November 9, 1913, sank 8 days later on November 17.”
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Great Lakes freighter
- Builder
- American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
- Launched
- May 14, 1910
- Completed
- June 7, 1910
- Length
- 504 ft (154 m)
- Beam
- 54 ft (16 m)
- Tonnage
- 6,372 GRT
- Propulsion
- Screw propeller
- Crew
- 28
- Fate
- Capsized on November 9, 1913, sank 8 days later on November 17
- Lake
- Lake Huron
- Coordinates
- 43.1529° N, 82.3529° W
The story
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The same year
Also lost in 1913
- SS Isaac M. ScottHuron · foundered
- SS James CarruthersHuron · foundered
- SS John A. McGeanHuron · foundered
- SS ReginaHuron · foundered
- SS WexfordHuron · foundered
- PlymouthMichigan · foundered
- SS Henry B. SmithSuperior · foundered
- SS LeafieldSuperior · foundered
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Huron wrecks
- SS Regina14 mi · lost 1913
- SS James Carruthers26 mi · lost 1913
- SS Wexford29 mi · lost 1913
- SS John A. McGean56 mi · lost 1913
- Erie Belle78 mi · lost 1883
- SS Daniel J. Morrell80 mi · lost 1966
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Lexington State Harbor12 mi
- I-94 Bridge Ramp12 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Fort Gratiot Light11 mi
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article SS Charles S. Price, retrieved 2026-10-11. We print the fields as recorded and add nothing; a missing field means the record is silent. Tonnage and dimensions were often measured more than one way in their day, so they can differ between sources.
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