Launched in 1906 by the American Ship Building Company, D.R. Hanna had it share of bad luck. At 552 feet long, the D.R. Hanna was like many other freighters and hauled bulk cargo, such as iron ore, coal and grain.
On September 1, 1910, D.R. Hanna collided with the steamer Harvey H. Brown.
On October 13, 1915, D.R. Hanna had 37 feet of her foremast knocked off when she struck the Superior Avenue high level bridge in Cleveland.
On May 19, 1916, D.R. Hanna ran aground near the Little Rapids Cut after her steering gear failed.
On September 6, 1918, D.R. Hanna ran aground on the Detour Shoal on Lake Huron.
On May 16, 1919 in heavy fog, the D.R. Hanna, bound for Buffalo, New York, collided with the steamer Quincy A. Shaw and went down with 377,000 bushels of wheat, the largest insurance loss in the Great Lakes at the time. Her crew were rescued by the Quincy A. Shaw. The D.R. Hanna rests upside down with a single entrance in the bow. It is the largest wreck in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
On September 1, 1910, D.R. Hanna collided with the steamer Harvey H. Brown.
On October 13, 1915, D.R. Hanna had 37 feet of her foremast knocked off when she struck the Superior Avenue high level bridge in Cleveland.
On May 19, 1916, D.R. Hanna ran aground near the Little Rapids Cut after her steering gear failed.
On September 6, 1918, D.R. Hanna ran aground on the Detour Shoal on Lake Huron.
On May 16, 1919 in heavy fog, the D.R. Hanna, bound for Buffalo, New York, collided with the steamer Quincy A. Shaw and went down with 377,000 bushels of wheat, the largest insurance loss in the Great Lakes at the time. Her crew were rescued by the Quincy A. Shaw. The D.R. Hanna rests upside down with a single entrance in the bow. It is the largest wreck in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
