SS Benjamin Noble
Name Rank Notes
John Eisenhardt Captain from Milwaukee , Wisconsin
George R. Longley Mate from 1947 Whitney Avenue Niagara Falls , New York
John J. Cloonan Steward from Oswego , New York
Thomas Proud Steward from Oswego , New York
Alvin Conger/Coger Chief Engineer from Port Clinton , Ohio , member of MEBA 37 , believed to have been engaged
Anthony Bolcoroski 2nd Engineer from Oak Harbor , Ohio , member of MEBA 37
Joel/Jed Conger/Coger Oiler from Port Clinton , Ohio , engaged to be married , brother of Alvin Conger
Frank Cougher Oiler from Port Clinton , Ohio ,
William Goulett Fireman from Toledo , Ohio ,
Alton Guntch Fireman from Toledo , Ohio ,
Otto Guntsch Fireman from Toledo , Ohio ,
4-8 other unidentified men unknown unknown
Victims
The SS Benjamin Noble was a lake freighter that operated on the Great Lakes. Built in 1909 by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, she was 239 feet (73 m) in length and had a beam of 40 feet (12 m). She was built as a canaller, a vessel designed for use in what were then the dimensions of the Welland Canal, but was converted by her owners for services in the open Great Lakes. Heavily laden and top-heavy with a cargo of railroad rails, she sank in a Lake Superior storm near Knife River, Minnesota, in April 1914 with the loss of all hands. After more than 90 years as a ghost ship, the hulk of the Benjamin Noble was rediscovered in the autumn of 2004. The wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as NRHP site #07000984.