Lake Superior, wreck and Western Reserve

Researchers Just Found The Wreck Of The SS Western Reserve — 132 Years After It Sank To The Bottom Of Lake Superior
"Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic." On August 30, 1892, shipping magnate Peter G. Minch set out with his family and 22 crewmen aboard his ship, the SS Western Reserve,
'Every shipwreck has its own story': Wreck of the Western Reserve found in Lake Superior
Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic,” said Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society Executive Director Bruce Lynn.
Historic Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered 600 Feet Beneath the Surface of Lake Superior
The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ship's wheelsman, was the only survivor
Historic 1892 Shipwreck of the Western Reserve Discovered in Lake Superior by GLSHS Team
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society located the 1892 wreck of the steel steamship Western Reserve in Lake Superior.
Wreck of Western Reserve discovered in Lake Superior after 132 years
The Western Reserve, a 300-foot steel steamer, was discovered about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using Marine Sonic Technology side-scan sonar on the non-profit’s research vessel, David Boyd, in the summer of 2024.
Explorers Found a 130-Year-Old Ship Split In Half at the Bottom of Lake Superior
Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a similar fate.
View the wreck of the Western Reserve laying at the bottom of Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay
The wreck of the Western Reserve, a 318-foot steel freighter was recently found in Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay. It sank during heavy storms in 1892.
Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago
Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes.
Searchers find Minnesota-bound freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1892
DULUTH ‐ The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior,
Western Reserve found: 132 years after shipwreck, vessel identified
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society confirmed they had located the Western Reserve, which sank on Aug. 30, 1892 on Lake Superior.
Researchers Finally Solve the Mystery of Disappearance of Gilded Age Businessman and His Family on Lake Superior in 1892
The wreckage site of the 300-foot steel steamer ‘Western Reserve’ has been found, according to a Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum ...
Mystery of The Western Reserve: How a 132-year-old ghost ship was finally found beneath the ‘shipwreck coast’?
The shipwreck of The Western Reserve, which disappeared in Lake Superior 132 years ago, has been found using advanced sonar ...
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Ghost ship found after 132 years in the murky depths of 'Shipwreck Coast'
The Western Reserve, an all-steel freighter that sank in 1892, has been found in Lake Superior. The 300-foot freighter has become known for the tragic series of events that unfolded after it sank.
Ship Once Deemed 'Safest in the World' Found at Lake Superior's Depths
After 132 years shrouded in mystery, the wreckage of the Western Reserve, a steamer that sank in 1892, was discovered in the depths of Lake Superior. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society ...
This is the American lake, more dangerous than the oceans, where the remains of a 130-year-old ship were found
Western Reserve was considered one of the safest ships afloat. Two years later it met a tragic end, and its remains have ...