Steamer
John Mitchell

 

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A steel freighter many divers overlook, she is in 150 feet of water, but is upside down.  The Mitchell collided in the dense fog with the Mack on July 10,1911 and sank quickly. She is located about 3 miles west of Whitefish Point.  The Mitchell is a exciting wreck to dive with her intact engine room hanging upside down.  Please remember there is only one way in & one way out of her.

JOHN MITCHELL
Other names : none
Official no. : 203943
Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info : 1907, Great Lakes Engineering, St. Clair, MI hull #25
Specs : 420x52x23 4468g 3246n
Date of loss : 1911, Jul 10
Place of loss : off Whitefish Point
Lake : Superior
Type of loss : collision
Loss of life : 3 of 34
Carrying : wheat
Detail : Rammed broadside by coal-laden steel steamer WILLIAM HENRY MACK. MACK tried to keep her bow in the hole, but MITCHELL still sank in 7 minutes. Quick work saved most of her crew and all 7 passengers. MACK got most of the blame for the accident. The wreck discovered upside-down on the bottom in 1972.
Owned by C.W. Elphicke out of Chicago
Sources: eas,is(2-69),nsp,lssc,lss,gwgl,sol,ns2,mpl


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