Shipwreck · Lake Huron · Foundered
SS John A. McGean
A vessel built in 1908, lost on Lake Huron in 1913. The record: “Sunk in Great Lakes Storm of 1913.”
The vessel
On the record
- Builder
- American Shipbuilding Co.
- Completed
- 1908
- Length
- 432 ft (132 m)
- Beam
- 52 ft (16 m)
- Tonnage
- 5,100 GRT
- Propulsion
- Two Scotch Marine boilers, one triple expansion steam engine and one propeller.
- Crew
- 23
- Fate
- Sunk in Great Lakes Storm of 1913
- Lake
- Lake Huron
- Coordinates
- 43.9533° N, 82.5286° 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 James CarruthersHuron · 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 Daniel J. Morrell26 mi · lost 1966
- SS Clifton28 mi · lost 1924
- SS James Carruthers30 mi · lost 1913
- SS Regina43 mi · lost 1913
- SS Monrovia44 mi · lost 1959
- Erie Belle45 mi · lost 1883
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Stafford County Park9.0 mi
- Harbor Beach Ramp9.0 mi
- Grindstone City19 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Harbor Beach Light9.0 mi
- Pointe Aux Barques Light14 mi
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article SS John A. McGean, 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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