Steel ship ripped in two by deadly 1892 squall is found in Lake Superior
Underwater video shows the two halves of the steamer sitting atop one another, which is unusual for a shipwreck. The sole survivor swam two hours to the shore.
Historic Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered 600 Feet Beneath the Surface of Lake Superior
In August 1892, the Western Reserve was sailing across Lake Superior when it got caught in a late summer storm. The 300-foot vessel was roughly 60 miles north of Whitefish Point when a powerful gale swept in and broke up the ship,
A Groundbreaking Ship That Sank in Lake Superior in 1892 Is Discovered
After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale in 1892 with a sole survivor.
Shipwreck from 1892 found on bottom of Lake Superior
In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 aboard at the time surviving. The ship was lost to Lake Superior until 2024.
Explorers Just Found a 130-Year-Old Shipwreck
Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a similar fate.
#TheMoment shipwreck hunters found a 'holy grail' in Lake Superior 132 years later
Corey Adkins recounts the moment shipwreck hunters from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered a 'Holy Grail' at the bottom of Lake Superior — the wreck of the SS Western Reserve — a lake freighter that's been missing for 132 years.
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A Brief History of Human Powered Transportation
The red graph is associated with wave-making by the boat. A standing wave (attached to the boat) is formed at the bow and has a boat velocity dependent wavelength. The wavelength increases with ...
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This 355 foot-long ship is designed to capsize to carry out research
making the bow rise up in the air. Ballast inside the stern helps to keep the RP FLIP upright even during heavy waves. The inside of the ship looks particularly strange, as each utility requires ...