Shipwreck · Lake Huron · Foundered
SS Wexford
A vessel built in 1883, lost on Lake Huron in 1913. The record: “Foundered on 9 November 1913.”
The vessel
On the record
- Builder
- William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
- Launched
- 24 March 1883
- Completed
- 1883
- Length
- 250 ft (76 m)
- Beam
- 40 ft (12 m)
- Tonnage
- 2,077 GRT; 1,354 NRT
- Crew
- 17–24
- Fate
- Foundered on 9 November 1913
- Lake
- Lake Huron
- Coordinates
- 43.4167° N, 81.9167° W
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 ReginaHuron · foundered
- PlymouthMichigan · foundered
- SS Henry B. SmithSuperior · foundered
- SS LeafieldSuperior · foundered
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Huron wrecks
- SS James Carruthers23 mi · lost 1913
- SS Regina27 mi · lost 1913
- SS Charles S. Price29 mi · lost 1913
- SS John A. McGean48 mi · lost 1913
- Erie Belle53 mi · lost 1883
- SS Clifton73 mi · lost 1924
Straight-line distance between published positions.
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article SS Wexford, 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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