L.R. Doty

The L.R. Doty was a Great Lakes steamship launched in May 1893 at West Bay City, Michigan, and last seen afloat October 25, 1898 north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during a violent storm on Lake Michigan, with winds reaching 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). 17 crew members died.[1]

On June 25, 2010, divers found the Doty 300 feet (91 m) below the surface of Lake Michigan with its cargo of corn still intact.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Steamship shipwreck found in Lake Mich. after 112 years". Detroit News. Associated Press (Milwaukee). June 25, 2010. http://detnews.com/article/20100625/NATION/6250355/1020/rss09. Retrieved July 2, 2010. 
  2. ^ Ramde, Dinesh (2010-06-24). "L.R. Doty, ship that sank in Lake Michigan 112 years ago, found largely intact near Milwaukee". Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Star Tribune. Associated Press. http://www.startribune.com/local/97084514.html. Retrieved 2010-07-02. 
  3. ^ Holewa, Lisa (June 25, 2010). "Shipwreck Found After 112 years in Lake Michigan". Milwaukee: AolNews. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/mysterious-shipwreck-lr-doty-found-after-112-years-in-lake-michigan/19531146. Retrieved July 2, 2010. 

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