SS Isaac M. Scott (1909)

Isaac M. Scott underway
History
United States
NameIsaac M. Scott
OwnerVirginia Steamship Co.
Port of registry Lorain, Ohio, United States
BuilderAmerican Ship Building Company
Yard number369
Launched12 June 1909
Completed2 July 1909
Maiden voyage12 July 1909
In service12 July 1909
Out of service11 November 1913
FateSunk in Great Lakes Storm of 1913
General characteristics
TypeGreat Lakes freighter
Tonnage6,372 GRT
Length504 ft (154 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Height30 ft (9.1 m)
Depth30 ft (9.1 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Crew28

SS Isaac M. Scott was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 in Lake Huron, 6 to 7 miles (9.7 to 11.3 km) northeast of Thunder Bay Island (45°03.920′N 83°02.353′W / 45.065333°N 83.039217°W / 45.065333; -83.039217), while she was traveling from Cleveland, Ohio, United States to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States with a cargo of coal.

She is tied with two other vessels (Argus and Charles S. Price) for the deadliest shipwreck during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.