Keelson
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The keelson or kelson is a reinforcing structural member on top of the keel in the hull of a vessel. Originally used on wooden ships, in modern usage a keelson is any structural member used to strengt
Kelson marked with 17
SS Edmund Fitzgerald
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, sh
SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1971
SS Edmund Fitzgerald in ballast, heading for the taconite mines
SS Edmund Fitzgerald under way
One of Edmund Fitzgerald's lifeboats, on display at the Valley Camp museum ship