Shipwreck · Lake Huron · Foundered
SS Isaac M. Scott
A Great Lakes freighter built in 1909, lost on Lake Huron in 1913. The record: “Sunk in Great Lakes Storm of 1913.”
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Great Lakes freighter
- Builder
- American Ship Building Company
- Launched
- 12 June 1909
- Completed
- 2 July 1909
- Length
- 504 ft (154 m)
- Beam
- 54 ft (16 m)
- Tonnage
- 6,372 GRT
- Propulsion
- Screw propeller
- Crew
- 28
- Fate
- Sunk in Great Lakes Storm of 1913
- Lake
- Lake Huron
- Coordinates
- 45.0653° N, 83.0392° W
The same year
Also lost in 1913
- SS Charles S. PriceHuron · 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 D. R. Hanna2.7 mi · lost 1919
- Typo5.1 mi · lost 1899
- SS W. P. Thew5.7 mi · lost 1909
- SS D. M. Wilson7.0 mi
- MV Nordmeer7.6 mi · lost 1966
- PS New Orleans9.9 mi · lost 1849
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Alpena Municipal Marina19 mi
- North Riverfront Park19 mi
- Rockport19 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Thunder Bay Island Light7.8 mi
- Middle Island Light16 mi
- Alpena Light19 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary19 mi · park
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article SS Isaac M. Scott, 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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