Shipwreck · Lake Superior · Foundered
Sevona
A lake freighter built in 1890, lost on Lake Superior in 1905. The record: “Sank September 2, 1905.”
The vessel
On the record
- Type
- Lake freighter
- Builder
- Built in 1890 at West Bay City, Michigan
- Launched
- 1890
- Length
- 300 ft (91 m)
- Beam
- 41 ft (12 m)
- Tonnage
- 728 gross tons
- Fate
- Sank September 2, 1905
- Lake
- Lake Superior
- Coordinates
- 47.0068° N, 90.9087° W
The same year
Also lost in 1905
- SS William EdenbornErie · foundered
- MinnedosaHuron · foundered
- SS EtruriaHuron · collision
- SS KaliyugaHuron · foundered
- R. J. HackettMichigan · foundered
- SS AppomattoxMichigan · stranded
- SS EastlandMichigan
- AmboySuperior · stranded
- MadeiraSuperior · foundered
- NoquebaySuperior · fire
The same decade
Superior losses of the 1900s
- Moonlight1903
- Niagara (1904)1904
- Ottawa1909 · fire
- Sagamore1901 · collision
- SS Bannockburn1902 · foundered
- SS Cyprus1907 · foundered
- SS D. M. Clemson1908 · foundered
- SS Fedora1901 · fire
- SS Hudson1901 · foundered
- SS John B. Cowle1909 · foundered
On the bottom nearby
Nearest Superior wrecks
- Ottawa11 mi · lost 1909
- Noquebay18 mi · lost 1905
- Lucerne21 mi · lost 1886
- SS R. G. Stewart22 mi · lost 1899
- Antelope23 mi · lost 1897
- PS City of Ashland23 mi · lost 1887
Straight-line distance between published positions.
By boat
Closest launches
- Little Sand Bay Access4.2 mi
- Squaw Bay Access11 mi
- Red Cliff12 mi
- Bell Marina - Cornucopia Access14 mi
On the horizon
Nearest lights
- Sand Island Light1.3 mi
- Raspberry Island Light5.5 mi
- Devils Island Light9.9 mi
On shore
Worth the stop
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore12 mi · park
- Split Rock Lighthouse25 mi · lighthouse
- Gooseberry Falls State Park28 mi · park
Source
Vessel facts on this page come from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sevona, 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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