Edmund Fitzgerald

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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a large cargo ship, moves through the water with its name visible on the bow.

Map of Lake Superior showing the route of the Edmund Fitzgerald ship from Duluth, Minnesota, across the lake past Isle Royale and Caribou Island, ending at the marked wreck site near Whitefish Bay off Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The map includes surrounding states and provinces, key islands, and highlights the location of the shipwreck.

Edmund Fitzgerald with his namesake freighter

Rear Admiral Winford Barrow in uniform and Captain Roger Jacobsen in a trench coat examine life jackets and debris from the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck laid out on the ground.

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, an empty Great Lakes freighter, travels upriver with industrial buildings visible along the shoreline in the background.

Edmund Fitzgerald: Media

More than 50 years after sinking, the freighter remains the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.

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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a large cargo ship, moves through the water with its name visible on the bow.

“The Mighty Fitz”

Edmund Fitzgerald.

United States Army Corps of Engineers

Map of Lake Superior showing the route of the Edmund Fitzgerald ship from Duluth, Minnesota, across the lake past Isle Royale and Caribou Island, ending at the marked wreck site near Whitefish Bay off Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The map includes surrounding states and provinces, key islands, and highlights the location of the shipwreck.

The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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Edmund Fitzgerald with his namesake freighter

Edmund Fitzgerald with his namesake freighter

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Rear Admiral Winford Barrow in uniform and Captain Roger Jacobsen in a trench coat examine life jackets and debris from the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck laid out on the ground.

Life jackets and other items from the Edmund Fitzgerald

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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, an empty Great Lakes freighter, travels upriver with industrial buildings visible along the shoreline in the background.

Edmund Fitzgerald

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