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The SS ''James Carruthers'' was a Canadian Great Lakes freighter built in 1913. The ''Carruthers'' was built at Collingwood, Ontario by the Collingwood Shipbuilding Company. The ship was owned by the St. Lawrence & Chicago Steam and Navigation Company of Toronto, Ontario, with the official registry number 131090. The hull number for the ''Carruthers'' was 00038. The ''James Carruthers'' was a steel hulled, propeller driven lake freighter. She was 529 feet in length, 58 feet wide and 27 feet deep. The gross tonnage was 7862 and the net tonnage 5606. The ''Carruthers'' was lost 9 November 1913 on Lake Huron during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. The crew of 22 perished with the vessel. == Final voyage == On the evening of November 6, 1913, the ''James Carruthers'' loaded a total of 375,000 bushels of wheat at Fort William, Ontario. Her destination was Midland, Ontario, on the shores of Georgian Bay. Captain William H. Wright had conferred with another downbound skipper, S.A. Lyons of the ''J.H. Sheadle'', and planned to travel down Lake Superior together. Wright commented on his new boat, "We've still to learn all her tricks, and some of the lads in the fo'c'sle are complaining that the paint in their rooms is still a little sticky." By 3 o'clock on the morning of Saturday, November 8, the first hints of the storm blew over Lake Superior. The winds quickly shifted from southwest to northwest, bringing with them freezing temperatures, snow squalls, and high waves. The ''Carruthers'' and the ''Sheadle'' were better than halfway to the Soo when the storm hit. By the evening, both vessels were locking through and snaking their way down the St. Mary's River. While going down the river the Canadian freighter passed the upbound ''Midland Prince''. Angus "Ray" McMillan, wheelsman of the ''Carruthers'', sighted his friend Jack Daley aboard the ''Prince'' and yelled out, "We're going to Midland this time, Jack! I'll tell your father we passed you!" At 12:53 on the morning of Sunday, November 9, the ''Carruthers'' was sighted taking on coal at the Picklands, Mather & Company dock near De Tour, Michigan. Shortly after refueling, the ''James Carruthers'' entered Lake Huron, with the ''J.H. Sheadle'' a short distance behind. The lights of the ''Carruthers'' were visible for a short time aboard the ''Sheadle'' as they sailed on a southeastern heading. A little after dawn, the ''Carruthers'' turned to port on a course that would keep her south of Great Duck Island and on a straight line for Georgian Bay. The ''Carruthers'' hasn't been seen since. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS James Carruthers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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