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<blockquote data-quote="TeleStratMan" data-source="post: 3289974" data-attributes="member: 44716"><p>Was stationed in Michigan in the military when this happened and it was all over the news for several days.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]tf7Z8ZWgAMk[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.postbulletin.com/news/history/years-after-sinking-last-communications-from-edmund-fitzgerald-still-haunt/article_075b50aa-01a1-11ea-b6f3-5bd6380b13c4.html" target="_blank">https://www.postbulletin.com/news/history/years-after-sinking-last-communications-from-edmund-fitzgerald-still-haunt/article_075b50aa-01a1-11ea-b6f3-5bd6380b13c4.html</a></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]Qf_8Sttzcds[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/crewtribute" target="_blank">https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/crewtribute</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>General characteristics</strong></p><p>Type: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_freighter" target="_blank">Lake freighter</a></p><p>Tonnage:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">13,632 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_register_tonnage" target="_blank">GRT</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBGSU2010-2" target="_blank">[2]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8,713 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_register_tonnage" target="_blank">NRT</a> (from 1969: 8,686 NRT)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBGSU2010-2" target="_blank">[2]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">26,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweight_tonnage" target="_blank">DWT</a></li> </ul><p>Length:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">729 ft (222 m) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_overall" target="_blank">overall</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUSCG19772-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">711 ft (217 m) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_between_perpendiculars" target="_blank">between perpendiculars</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUSCG19772-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></li> </ul><p>Beam: 75 ft (23 m)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUSCG19772-3" target="_blank">[3]</a></p><p>Draft: 25 ft (7.6 m) typical</p><p>Depth: 39 ft (12 m) (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulded_depth" target="_blank">moulded</a>)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDevendorf1996151-4" target="_blank">[4]</a></p><p>Depth of hold: 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDevendorf1996151-4" target="_blank">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThompson1994164-5" target="_blank">[5]</a></p><p>Installed power:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>As built:</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Coal fired Westinghouse Electric Corporation steam turbine at 7,500 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower#Shaft_horsepower" target="_blank">shp</a> (5,600 kW)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>After refit:</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Conversion to oil fuel and the fitting of automated boiler controls over the winter of 1971–72.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Carried 72,000 U.S. gal (270,000 L; 60,000 imp gal) fuel oil</li> </ul><p>Propulsion: Single fixed pitch 19.5 ft (5.9 m) propeller</p><p>Speed: 14 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit)" target="_blank">kn</a> (26 km/h; 16 mph)</p><p>Capacity: 25,400 tons of cargo</p><p>Crew: 29</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeleStratMan, post: 3289974, member: 44716"] Was stationed in Michigan in the military when this happened and it was all over the news for several days. [MEDIA=youtube]tf7Z8ZWgAMk[/MEDIA] [URL]https://www.postbulletin.com/news/history/years-after-sinking-last-communications-from-edmund-fitzgerald-still-haunt/article_075b50aa-01a1-11ea-b6f3-5bd6380b13c4.html[/URL] [MEDIA=youtube]Qf_8Sttzcds[/MEDIA] [URL]https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/crewtribute[/URL] [B]General characteristics[/B] Type: [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_freighter']Lake freighter[/URL] Tonnage: [LIST] [*]13,632 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_register_tonnage']GRT[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBGSU2010-2'][2][/URL] [*]8,713 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_register_tonnage']NRT[/URL] (from 1969: 8,686 NRT)[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBGSU2010-2'][2][/URL] [*]26,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadweight_tonnage']DWT[/URL] [/LIST] Length: [LIST] [*]729 ft (222 m) [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_overall']overall[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUSCG19772-3'][3][/URL] [*]711 ft (217 m) [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_between_perpendiculars']between perpendiculars[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUSCG19772-3'][3][/URL] [/LIST] Beam: 75 ft (23 m)[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEUSCG19772-3'][3][/URL] Draft: 25 ft (7.6 m) typical Depth: 39 ft (12 m) ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulded_depth']moulded[/URL])[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDevendorf1996151-4'][4][/URL] Depth of hold: 33 ft 4 in (10.16 m)[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDevendorf1996151-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThompson1994164-5'][5][/URL] Installed power: [LIST] [*][I]As built:[/I] [*]Coal fired Westinghouse Electric Corporation steam turbine at 7,500 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower#Shaft_horsepower']shp[/URL] (5,600 kW) [*][I]After refit:[/I] [*]Conversion to oil fuel and the fitting of automated boiler controls over the winter of 1971–72. [*]Carried 72,000 U.S. gal (270,000 L; 60,000 imp gal) fuel oil [/LIST] Propulsion: Single fixed pitch 19.5 ft (5.9 m) propeller Speed: 14 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_(unit)']kn[/URL] (26 km/h; 16 mph) Capacity: 25,400 tons of cargo Crew: 29 [/QUOTE]
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