Shipwreck · Lake Huron · Collision
SS Etruria
A lake freighter built in 1902, lost on Lake Huron in 1905. The record: “Rammed by the steamer Amasa Stone on Lake Huron.”
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Lake freighter
- Builder
- West Bay City Shipbuilding Company
- Launched
- February 8, 1902
- Completed
- 1902
- Length
- 434 ft (132 m)
- Beam
- 50 ft (15 m)
- Tonnage
- 4653 GRT; 3415 NRT
- Propulsion
- 1500-horsepower triple expansion steam engine
- Fate
- Rammed by the steamer Amasa Stone on Lake Huron
- Lake
- Lake Huron
- Coordinates
- 45.4830° N, 83.4737° W
The same year
Also lost in 1905
- SS William EdenbornErie · foundered
- MinnedosaHuron · foundered
- SS KaliyugaHuron · foundered
- R. J. HackettMichigan · foundered
- SS AppomattoxMichigan · stranded
- SS EastlandMichigan
- AmboySuperior · stranded
- MadeiraSuperior · foundered
- NoquebaySuperior · fire
- SevonaSuperior · foundered
The same decade
Huron losses of the 1900s
- Metamora1907 · stranded
- SS New Orleans1906
- SS Oscar T. Flint1909 · fire
- SS Russia1909 · foundered
- SS W. P. Thew1909 · collision
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Huron wrecks
- SS Ohio2.5 mi · lost 1894
- SS Choctaw3.9 mi · lost 1915
- Kyle Spangler7.1 mi · lost 1860
- Cornelia B. Windiate13 mi · lost 1875
- John J. Audubon15 mi · lost 1854
- SS Norman15 mi · lost 1895
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Presque Isle9.8 mi
- Rogers City Ramp17 mi
- Rockport20 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- New Presque Isle Light8.8 mi
- Old Presque Isle Light9.8 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary29 mi · park
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article SS Etruria, 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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