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The Henry B. Smith

Black and white photo of a long boat

Date: 1913
Credits: Paul Hancock, in his book : Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes, PRC Publishing Ltd, Londres

The Henry B. Smith was built in 1906 by the American Shipbuilding Company in Lorain, Ohio, and was owned by the Acme Transit Company. She was 525 feet long with a beam of 55 feet. During the Great Storm, the Henry B. Smith sank off Marquette, Michigan in Lake Superior, taking all 25 crew members with her. Her wreck has not yet been discovered.