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The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, also known as the White Hurricane sank 12 freighters. The worst of the storm hit Lake Huron and generated winds that exceeded 90 miles per hour and waves of over 35 feet. These conditions made survival almost impossible for even the largest vessels and many of those that didn't sink grounded in the storm, ironically saving them in most cases. SS Henry B. Hawgood and SS Howard M. Hanna Jr. were two of the lucky ones who narrowly survived the storm of the century.

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Sources:
Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals by William Ratigan: https://amzn.to/3UipM2x
November's Fury: The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913 by Michael Schumacher: https://amzn.to/3WFxWUa
White Hurricane: A Great Lakes November Gale and America's Deadliest Maritime Disaster by David G. Brown: https://amzn.to/3FT7rEV

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Chapters:
0:00 The White Hurricane of 1913
3:07 Chapter 1: Workhorses
6:12 Chapter 2: Reversing Course
8:14 Chapter 3: Lost in the Maelstrom

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