SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 wreck

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The SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 wreck is the lost remains of an early 20th-century train ferry that mysteriously sank on Lake Erie in 1909, becoming one of the Great Lakes’ most enduring maritime mysteries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Lakes shipwreck
maritime disaster site
missing shipwreck
shipwreck
associatedVessel SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 NERFINISHED
causeOfDestruction sinking
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
documentedIn Great Lakes shipwreck literature
maritime mystery accounts
era early 20th century
event mysterious sinking of SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
hasCause storm on Lake Erie (presumed)
unknown exact cause
hasConsequence loss of cargo
loss of life
loss of vessel SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
hasFeature no confirmed wreck discovery as of 2024
unknown exact sinking location
hasLegacy example of dangers of early 20th-century Great Lakes shipping
subject of ongoing search expeditions
hasPart remains of SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
hasResearchInterest Great Lakes maritime archaeologists
maritime historians
shipwreck hunters
locatedInBodyOfWater Lake Erie NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Great Lakes NERFINISHED
lostWith crew of SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
railroad cars on board
mysteryStatus unresolved
partOf Great Lakes maritime history
history of Lake Erie shipwrecks
relatedTo Great Lakes shipwreck lore
Great Lakes storm of December 1909 NERFINISHED
route Lake Erie rail car ferry route between the United States and Canada
serviceEra early 1900s
significance notable unexplained loss of a train ferry
one of the Great Lakes’ enduring maritime mysteries
sinkingDate 1909-12-08
sinkingYear 1909
status missing wreck site
undiscovered
timePeriod Age of steamships on the Great Lakes
transportMode rail freight by water
vesselType railroad car ferry
train ferry

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Great Lakes shipwrecks hasPart SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 wreck