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  1. SS Edmund Fitzgerald - Wikipedia

    SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on …

  2. Edmund Fitzgerald | Sinking, Ship, Bodies, Song, & Facts ...

    1 day ago · Edmund Fitzgerald, American freighter that sank during a storm on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior, killing all 29 aboard. Its mysterious demise inspired Gordon Lightfoot’s …

  3. Edmund Fitzgerald wreck at 50 years. What to know about the ...

    Nov 3, 2025 · In gale-force winds, 35-foot waves, and a blinding snowstorm, sometime after 7 p.m. on November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald foundered and sank more than 500 feet …

  4. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in the Great Lakes 50 years ago ...

    Nov 6, 2025 · Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk …

  5. Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald – National Museum of the ...

    The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the largest and most famous freighters to sail the Great Lakes, sank during a fierce storm on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975, taking the lives of all 29 …

  6. Tragedy on Lake Superior -- The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

    Nov 12, 2025 · On the evening of November 9, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald departed from Superior, Wisconsin carrying 26,116 long tons of iron ore on board. With the intention of …

  7. Why Did the Legendary Edmund Fitzgerald Sink? We Might …

    Oct 17, 2025 · Fifty years after the Edmund Fitzgerald vanished, new science may finally reveal why the legendary ship sank so suddenly in Lake Superior.