SS Keystorm

History
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd.
Laid down1910
Launched30 March 1910
FateSank 26 October 1912
General characteristics
Typelake freighter
Length250 ft (76 m)
Beam42 ft 5 in (12.93 m)
Depth17 ft 5 in (5.31 m)

SS Keystorm was a steel freighter that sank in 1912 after hitting Scow Island shoal in the St. Lawrence River. The sinking was considered the most significant accident in the area for the previous 50 years.

After the sinking, the captain and first mate were found guilty of negligence.

The wreck was sold in 1917 and her cargo salvaged in 1919.

References

  1. ↑ "Great Lakes Vessels Online Index". Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Save Ontario Shipwrecks". Retrieved 2017-02-08.