SS William B. Davock

SS William B. Davock

The SS "William B. Davock" was a lake freighter that was part of the fleet of the Interlake Steamship Company. She was built in 1907 and sank with all hands in Lake Michigan during the Armistice Day Storm on November 11, 1940. She was carrying a cargo of coal from Erie, Pennsylvania to South Chicago. 32 persons were killed in the disaster.cite book
year = 1974
author = Dwight Boyer
title = Strange Adventures of the Great Lakes
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The "Davock" today

The sunken hull of the "Davock" was discovered in May 1972, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off Little Sable Point Light, not far from the wreck of the SS Anna C. Minch, which went down in the same storm. The light is located south of Pentwater, Michigan.

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