SS Isaac M. Scott (1909)
Isaac M. Scott underway | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Isaac M. Scott |
| Owner | Virginia Steamship Co. |
| Port of registry | Lorain, Ohio, United States |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company |
| Yard number | 369 |
| Launched | 12 June 1909 |
| Completed | 2 July 1909 |
| Maiden voyage | 12 July 1909 |
| In service | 12 July 1909 |
| Out of service | 11 November 1913 |
| Fate | Sunk in Great Lakes Storm of 1913 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Great Lakes freighter |
| Tonnage | 6,372 GRT |
| Length | 504 ft (154 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Height | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Depth | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Screw propeller |
| Crew | 28 |
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), 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.