Mataafa Storm
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The Mataafa Storm of 1905 is the name of a storm that occurred on the Great Lakes
on November 28, 1905. The storm, named after the Mataafa wreck
, ended up destroying or damaging about 29 vessels, killing 36 seamen and causing property losses of approximately $1.75 million on Lake Superior.
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
on November 28, 1905. The storm, named after the Mataafa wreck
SS Mataafa
The SS Mataafa was an iron ore boat and later an automobile carrier on the American Great Lakes, famously wrecked in 1905 just outside the Duluth, MN harbor. She was built the SS Pennsylvania in 1899, and was renamed the Mataafa when she was purchased in the same year by Minnesota Steamship Company...
, ended up destroying or damaging about 29 vessels, killing 36 seamen and causing property losses of approximately $1.75 million on Lake Superior.
See also
- Great Storms of the North American Great LakesGreat Storms of the North American Great LakesEver since people have traveled the Great Lakes storms have taken lives and vessels. The first sailing vessel the Le Griffin was lost on its return from Green Bay in 1679. Since that time, memorable storms have swept the lakes, often in November taking men and ships to their death...
- Madeira (shipwreck)Madeira (shipwreck)The Madeira was built at the Chicago yard of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company in 1900 primarily of heavy steel plates that were riveted together, with wood joinery used in other places. The ship had a flat plate keel and was shaped very flat and full to maximize cargo capacity. The career of the...
- SS MataafaSS MataafaThe SS Mataafa was an iron ore boat and later an automobile carrier on the American Great Lakes, famously wrecked in 1905 just outside the Duluth, MN harbor. She was built the SS Pennsylvania in 1899, and was renamed the Mataafa when she was purchased in the same year by Minnesota Steamship Company...