IMPORTANT: THE PHOTOS YOU SEE ARE OF THE ACTUAL MODEL YOU WILL RECEIVE – NOT SOME PHOTOSHOP RETOUCHED PIX OF A PROTOTYPE MODEL WHICH YOURS MAY OR MAY NOT LOOK LIKE. (48 STATES ONLY- AK/HI IS EXTRA). Nicknamed the “Mighty Fitz”, “Fitz”, or “Big Fitz”. For seventeen years the Fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from mines near Duluth, Minnesota, to iron works in Detroit, Toledo, and other Great Lakes ports. As a “workhorse” she set seasonal haul records six times, often beating her own previous record. Her size, record-breaking performance, and “DJ captain” endeared the Fitzgerald to boat watchers. Clair and Detroit Rivers (between Lakes Huron and Erie), and entertaining spectators at the Soo Locks (between Lakes Superior and Huron) with a running commentary about the Fitzgerald. On the afternoon of November 9, 1975, carrying a full cargo of ore pellets, the Edmund Fitzgerald embarked on her voyage from Superior, Wisconsin. En route to a steel mill near Detroit, Michigan, she joined a second freighter, the SS Arthur M. By the next day the two ships were caught in the midst of a severe winter storm on Lake Superior, with near hurricane-force winds and waves up to 35 feet high. Shortly after 7:10 p. The Fitzgerald suddenly sank in Canadian waters 530 feet deep. Although the Fitzgerald had reported being in difficulty earlier, no distress signals were sent before she sank. Her crew of 29 all perished, and no bodies were recovered. The wreck & sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald has been a subject fascinating many people. The precise cause of her sinking remains a mystery. Edmund Fitzgerald remained the largest freighter on the great lakes for 17 years, until sunk. Or call me at (505) 699 7125. ITEM DETAILS: THIS IS A NICE AND HARD TO FIND MODEL OF THE “CONSTITUTION” AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. THIS MODEL WAS MADE BY THE PERSON WHO MAKES MY LINER MODELS. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. ABOUT ME: MY NAME IS MARK. I’VE HAD A PASSION FOR OCEAN LINERS FOR OVER 50 YEARS, SINCE I WAS A BOY AND HAD THE PLEASURE OF SAILING ON SOME OF THE GREAT SHIPS; QUEENS MARY AND ELIZABETH (THE FIRST ONES); LURLINE & MATSONIA, LIBERTE, ETC. AS I GREW, I BEGAN TO COLLECT EPHEMERA FROM THE GREAT LINERS. I BUILT ALL THE PLASTIC MODELS I COULD FIND, BUT MY DREAM WAS ALWAYS TO HAVE BIG MODELS, LIKE ONE WOULD SEE IN THE STEAMSHIP COMPANY OFFICES. ONE DAY IN 1973, MY FRIEND BOB AND I RODE OUR BIKES UP TO HIS SHOP AND ASKED HIM IF HE’D BUILD US SOME MODELS OF LINERS. WELL, TO 2 TEENAGE BOYS THAT WAS OUT OF REACH. SINCE THAT TIME, HE’S BUILT DOZENS OF LINER MODELS FOR ME AND MY FRIENDS. CALL MARK AT (505) 699 7125. ALWAYS GLAD TO TALK WITH OCEAN LINER ENTHUSIASTS. IMPORTANT TERMS & CONDITIONS: PLEASE READ SO THAT THERE ARE NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS! I DESCRIBE MY ITEMS ACCURATELY AND CRITICALLY. SELLERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO LIST THEIR ITEMS CORRECTLY. IT’S A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. THAT APPLIES TO THE “LOWER 48″ ONLY. AK/HI MUST PAY A SURCHARGE-CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS. THIS WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CARRIER, AS WHEN THE MODEL LEAVES HERE IT IS WITHOUT DAMAGE. THOSE THINGS SAID, THANKS FOR LOOKING AND ALL I CAN SAY IS IT IS AN EXTREMELY NICE MODEL OF A HISTORIC GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER! The item “S/S EDMUND FITZGERALD- GREAT LAKES FREIGHTER, 48 HANDBUILT CUSTOM SHIP MODEL” is in sale since Wednesday, November 18, 2015. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats, Ships\Wooden”. The seller is “thelastgreatcars” and is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.