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Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes Timeline

By maxmeister88
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  • The Griffon sinks

    The Griffon sinks

    This French ship was the first of many to sink in the Great Lakes.
  • The HMS Speedy sinks

    The HMS Speedy sinks

    With a crew of 5, this ship sunk on its way to Newcastle (on the Presqu'ile Peninsula) for a court trial with the native Ogetenicut
  • The Scourge and The Hamilton meet their doom

    The Scourge and The Hamilton meet their doom

    These merchant - turned US Navy vessels were fordoomed because of their overall design.
  • First Creature Sighting

    First Creature Sighting

    Supposedly one foot in diameter and 30-40 feet in length.
  • First Bessie sighting

    First Bessie sighting

    This monster was first seen in Lake Erie by an unidentified ship.
  • The Success becomes a prison hulk

    The Success becomes a prison hulk

    This ship was once a immigrant ferry making a path from England to Australia
  • the Lady Elgin is sunk by the Augusta

    the Lady Elgin is sunk by the Augusta

    The Augusta accedentally pierced the Lady Elgin in the hull. An estimated 280-350 people died.
  • The Waubuno

    The Waubuno

    The poor visibility of the Lakes when a blizzard rolled in caused this ship to steer right into a deadly reef called the Haystacks
  • The Bannockburn Disappears

    The Bannockburn Disappears

    The "Flying Dutchman of the Lakes" was last seen on this day.
  • The Wreck of The Monarch

    The Wreck of The Monarch

    At Blake Point on Isle Royale, The Monarch hit a large rock.
  • Last Sighting of Lake Ontario Monster

    Last Sighting of Lake Ontario Monster

    In the "Summer of the Serpent"
  • The Success is burned down

    The Success is burned down

    The Success burned to the ground in the blaze of July 4,1946
  • The Big Fitz

    The Big Fitz

    The Edmund Fitzgerald was the biggest Great Lakes boat of her time and one of the most well-known shipwrecks!
  • Bessie bites people

    Bessie bites people

    3 people were chomped on the leg in one month!