Shipwreck · Lake Huron · Foundered
SS Regina
A package Freighter built in 1907, lost on Lake Huron in 1913. The record: “Capsized and sank between November 9 and November 10, 1913 during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.”
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Package Freighter
- Builder
- A. McMillian & Son, Dumbarton, Scotland
- Launched
- September 4, 1907
- Completed
- October 1907
- Length
- 250 ft (76 m)
- Beam
- 42 ft (13 m)
- Tonnage
- 1956 GRT
- Propulsion
- Single screw; 1 × triple-expansion steam engine
- Crew
- 20
- Fate
- Capsized and sank between November 9 and November 10, 1913 during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913
- Lake
- Lake Huron
- Coordinates
- 43.3373° N, 82.4460° W
The story
Read the full history
The same year
Also lost in 1913
- SS Charles S. PriceHuron · foundered
- SS Isaac M. ScottHuron · foundered
- SS James CarruthersHuron · foundered
- SS John A. McGeanHuron · foundered
- SS WexfordHuron · foundered
- PlymouthMichigan · foundered
- SS Henry B. SmithSuperior · foundered
- SS LeafieldSuperior · foundered
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Huron wrecks
- SS Charles S. Price14 mi · lost 1913
- SS James Carruthers15 mi · lost 1913
- SS Wexford27 mi · lost 1913
- SS John A. McGean43 mi · lost 1913
- SS Daniel J. Morrell67 mi · lost 1966
- Erie Belle69 mi · lost 1883
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Lexington State Harbor6.3 mi
- Port Sanilac Village Ramp7.9 mi
- Port Sanilac8.1 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Port Sanilac Light7.9 mi
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article SS Regina (1907), 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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