L.R. Doty was a Great Lakessteamship launched in May 1893 at West Bay City, Michigan. It was 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). The ship was witnessed foundering at the stern by a passenger of the four-masted schoonerOlive Jeanette which was being towed by the Doty until the tow line broke from the force of the storm. Seventeen crew members died.[2]
On June 25, 2010, 112 years after her loss, divers found the Doty 300 feet (91 m) below the surface of Lake Michigan with its cargo of corn still intact. The first divers to reach and film the Doty were Tracy Xelowski, John Scoles and John Janzen.[2][3][4]
Coincidentally, seven years later on September 30, 1905, the L.R. Doty's sister ship the Iosco also sank while towing the Olive Jeanette. However, on this occasion both vessels were lost to the waters of Lake Superior.[5]
Olive Jeanette (in 1890)The Storm in the Milwaukee Sentinel on October 26, 1898
Referencesedit
^Biondich, Sarah (July 14, 2010). . ExpressMilwaukee. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ ab"Steamship shipwreck found in Lake Mich. after 112 years". Detroit News. Milwaukee. Associated Press. June 25, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010. [dead link]
^Ramde, Dinesh (2010-06-24). . Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Star Tribune. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
^Holewa, Lisa (June 25, 2010). . Milwaukee: AolNews. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
^Maritime History of the Great Lakes website retrieved November 26, 2016
External linksedit
"Photo of the L.R. Doty at dock". shipwreckworld.com.
. ship-wreck.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
doty, doty, great, lakes, steamship, launched, 1893, west, city, michigan, last, seen, afloat, october, 1898, north, milwaukee, wisconsin, during, violent, storm, lake, michigan, with, winds, reaching, miles, hour, ship, witnessed, foundering, stern, passenger. L R Doty was a Great Lakes steamship launched in May 1893 at West Bay City Michigan It was 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 The ship was witnessed foundering at the stern by a passenger of the four masted schooner Olive Jeanette which was being towed by the Doty until the tow line broke from the force of the storm Seventeen crew members died 2 History United States NameL R Doty NamesakeLucius Ramsey Doty OwnerCuyahoga Transit Company Ohio BuilderF W Wheeler Bay City Michigan Launched1893 FateSank October 25 1898 General characteristics 1 Length312 ft 95 m LOA 291 ft 89 m LBP Beam41 ft 12 m Depth20 ft 6 1 m Propulsion3 cylinder triple expansion steam engine 1 000 hp 746 kW Single shaft Crew17 On June 25 2010 112 years after her loss divers found the Doty 300 feet 91 m below the surface of Lake Michigan with its cargo of corn still intact The first divers to reach and film the Doty were Tracy Xelowski John Scoles and John Janzen 2 3 4 Coincidentally seven years later on September 30 1905 the L R Doty s sister ship the Iosco also sank while towing the Olive Jeanette However on this occasion both vessels were lost to the waters of Lake Superior 5 Olive Jeanette in 1890 The Storm in the Milwaukee Sentinel on October 26 1898References edit Biondich Sarah July 14 2010 Finding a Century Old Shipwreck ExpressMilwaukee Archived from the original on 4 August 2010 Retrieved 30 June 2012 a b Steamship shipwreck found in Lake Mich after 112 years Detroit News Milwaukee Associated Press June 25 2010 Retrieved July 2 2010 dead link 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 Archived from the original on June 27 2010 Retrieved 2010 07 02 Holewa Lisa June 25 2010 Shipwreck Found After 112 years in Lake Michigan Milwaukee AolNews Archived from the original on September 23 2010 Retrieved July 2 2010 Maritime History of the Great Lakes website retrieved November 26 2016External links edit Photo of the L R Doty at dock shipwreckworld com L R Doty Shipwreck Discovery ship wreck com Archived from the original on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2010 06 25 42 33 40 N 87 20 12 W 42 56111 N 87 33667 W 42 56111 87 33667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS L R Doty amp oldid 1176414633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
