Rat Bastid
Dunamis Metron
46 years ago tomorrow (11/10/1975) the Edmund Fitzgerald met her doom. I’ll have a drink to remember the ship, her captain and crew and their families. Here is a link to among that makes the hair on my arms stand up.
A Reminder To Remember
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Is it true that one of the crew had a 1970 Cuda and he had parked it somewhere near where he boarded the ship. A couple of weeks go by and someone finally noticed that this car has not moved for weeks. Upon checking they find that the owner went down with the ship?
Is something like this true?
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It was a Challenger.
Is something like this true?
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It was a Challenger.
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Unconventional
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<~~~~~ Gots "FITZ" scribbled on his calendar
Ironracer
Gearhead
I don't rember if it was a Cuda, but the story goes that a Young Man had a Mopar parked at the dock parking lot. Think he was a deck hand. Yes ,he went down with the rest...
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
but why remember this one?
specifically?
i mean, over 6000 ships were lost on the great lakes and i dont think i could name one other then the edmund fitzgerald
Yeah that was a bad one.
I have always loved the song. It makes me think of the men and their families every time I hear it.
Rat Bastid
Dunamis Metron
Because at the time (and it may still be) that was the worst maritime disaster the US had. It was a big deal when it happened. The Edmond Fitzgerald set many records and I think some of them still stand.
Yunick13
2 Time FABO NASCAR champ 2023 FABO NHRA champ
Ranks right up there with the USS Arizona. Several other battleships were sent to the bottom, but one stands as a memorial
33IMP
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Part of it is the song, of course, but another part is the mystery of why, and how, she sank. Multiple studies, multiple conclusions by multiple agencies, and none agree on a definitive cause. And, like the Titanic it was famous as the largest ship (on the lakes).
I think it was a "newer", like a 72 or 73. I remember reading about that in a MCG.
DustyDuster
Imfamous member
One hell of a way to make a living!
Unconventional
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"With a load of iron ore 26,000 tons more than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighs empty."
Think about that for a moment.
That's over 1000 truck and trailer loads of ore/dirt.
If it were asphalt that would be 11 miles of road 24' wide and 3" deep.
Think about that for a moment.
That's over 1000 truck and trailer loads of ore/dirt.
If it were asphalt that would be 11 miles of road 24' wide and 3" deep.
33IMP
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According to mental floss, the Edmond Fitzgerald weighed 13,000 tons empty.... and carried 26,000 tons of iron ore, on its final trip. So all-up weight tripled when loaded.
That's like having five tons in the bed of a 5000 lb 1/2 ton pickup.
That's like having five tons in the bed of a 5000 lb 1/2 ton pickup.
bobscuda67
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As I wrote a few years ago my grandmas cousin's husband was the first captain of the Fitz when she was commissioned. As a kid I called him Uncle Bert.
66340SEDAN
FABO Member #3649
Been to Duluth many times and seen the area where it went down....lots of artifacts and pictures in area museums as well. They always have a ceremony to remember this as well, it’s a big deal up here.
I didn’t know about the Dodge Challenger, that’s pretty neat it’s still around but a sad deal for the young man who owned it.
I didn’t know about the Dodge Challenger, that’s pretty neat it’s still around but a sad deal for the young man who owned it.
66340SEDAN
FABO Member #3649
Actually it has 26,116 tons....that’s crazy to think about!
33IMP
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Yep, If you think about it a different way, just the 116 odd tons, is 232,000 lbs. (Or, forty 3/4 ton pickup trucks!)
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norshorblufish
By the Big Water
I will not forget.
I was in class at the area vocational school my class ended at 7:00 pm. When I left it was snowing like hell out. I had a 69 Chevy 3/4 ton 2 wheel drive 4 speed. It was white and could hardly see the end of the hood. Came to a set of stop light said to myself how did I get here.
I had missed my turn. The road I was on came in at a diagonal intersection I went right through it the signs were all covered with snow it was hard to know there was an intersection there. It took me an hour to get home when usually was only 20 minutes.
Another reason is my mom was in the hospital after having surgery and was on the same floor as one of the crewmen that was supposed to sail on the Fitzgerald but had to have what I believe emergency surgery ,that’s the floor they had the resent surgery patients on.
Mom said the poor guy was devastated at the lose of his friends and especially for the guy that filled in for him.
I was in class at the area vocational school my class ended at 7:00 pm. When I left it was snowing like hell out. I had a 69 Chevy 3/4 ton 2 wheel drive 4 speed. It was white and could hardly see the end of the hood. Came to a set of stop light said to myself how did I get here.
I had missed my turn. The road I was on came in at a diagonal intersection I went right through it the signs were all covered with snow it was hard to know there was an intersection there. It took me an hour to get home when usually was only 20 minutes.
Another reason is my mom was in the hospital after having surgery and was on the same floor as one of the crewmen that was supposed to sail on the Fitzgerald but had to have what I believe emergency surgery ,that’s the floor they had the resent surgery patients on.
Mom said the poor guy was devastated at the lose of his friends and especially for the guy that filled in for him.
66340SEDAN
FABO Member #3649
I was wondering if you would chime in, this happened right up by you! I bet that crewman felt bad, but at the same time he’s pretty lucky, hope he got to live a full life!
Great song! I've always loved "story songs".
Way back then my ex-wife and I had purchased a series of summer concert tickets to the Greek Theatre here in Los Angeles. Most of the series artists were ones we really wanted to see but there were two we weren't super thrilled to see. Gordon Lightfoot was one and Harry Chapin was the other. Turns out both of their concerts were the best of the bunch.
Way back then my ex-wife and I had purchased a series of summer concert tickets to the Greek Theatre here in Los Angeles. Most of the series artists were ones we really wanted to see but there were two we weren't super thrilled to see. Gordon Lightfoot was one and Harry Chapin was the other. Turns out both of their concerts were the best of the bunch.
norshorblufish
By the Big Water
The ship left port from across the bay from here in Superior Wi. But sunk near Whitefish Bay on the other end of the lake.
33IMP
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I was (am) a huge Harry Chapin fan and saw him at the Greek. My girlfriend at the time wasn't a fan, so I inquired about a single. Ended up third row center.
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