Shipwreck · Lake Huron · Foundered
SS James Carruthers
A bulk freighter built in 1913, lost on Lake Huron in 1913. The record: “Foundered 9 November 1913.”
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Bulk freighter
- Builder
- Collingwood Shipbuilding Company; Collingwood, Ontario Canada
- Launched
- 22 May 1913
- Completed
- 1913
- Length
- 550 ft (168 m)
- Beam
- 58 ft (18 m)
- Tonnage
- 7862 GRT; 5606 NRT
- Propulsion
- Triple expansion steam
- Crew
- 22
- Fate
- Foundered 9 November 1913
- Lake
- Lake Huron
- Coordinates
- 43.5353° N, 82.3442° W
The story
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The same year
Also lost in 1913
- SS Charles S. PriceHuron · foundered
- SS Isaac M. ScottHuron · 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 Regina15 mi · lost 1913
- SS Wexford23 mi · lost 1913
- SS Charles S. Price26 mi · lost 1913
- SS John A. McGean30 mi · lost 1913
- Erie Belle55 mi · lost 1883
- SS Daniel J. Morrell56 mi · lost 1966
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Port Sanilac12 mi
- Port Sanilac Village Ramp12 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Port Sanilac Light12 mi
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article SS James Carruthers, 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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