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November 10 1975

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  1. yooperdave

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    Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a huge storm.

    Backwoods Savage , were you living in the U.P. in 75?
     
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    That year was spent near Gaylord then north from there. I remember that day well. Wind was terrible. I was working that day near Hillman, not far from papadave place, but he was still down south.
     
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    Yeah, a really bad storm here in the U.P.

    Stands out in memory because of the tragedy.
     
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    Super windy today as well in Wisconsin. We had tornado watches today and apparently had a 79 mph gust at Milwaukee's airport. We're supposed to have 40-50 mph gusts until 5 am or so.


    I was like 8 months old when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. I'm surprised that it wasn't mentioned on the news tonight, despite the 2 hours of weather people talking about the weather.
     
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    I don’t remember the day but I remember the song from way back as a kid. Gordon lightfoot.
     
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    The song was released a year later in 1976.
    Great folk song, but was overplayed to the point of :
    Screen Shot 2020-11-10 at 10.01.37 PM.png
     
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    I was in the service stationed at Iwakuni Japan on Nov 10, 1975..... I did not hear the news about the Edmund Fitzgerald but I do remember the Gordon Lightfoot song.
     
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    What is an SS ship vs USS?
     
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    I know USS stands for United States Ship, I think SS stands for Sailing Ship and/or Steam Ship :usa:

    HMS", stands for "His/Her Majesty's Ship :uk:
     
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    Thank You
     
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    yeah, SS is steam ship
    SV or S/V is sailing vessel
    MV or M/V is motor vessel
    All propulsion monikers

    Government ships have their own acronym for ship ID
     
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    Great Lakes freighter.
     
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    I was a few days from turning 3. I remember well the debut of the song, as we grew up on the Long Island Sound and my father was a part time lobsterman. Storms rolled in and churned up the Sound quickly, so we were always alert to this danger when out lobstering.
     
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    I was only a few days behind you. We lived in Caribou then so still a long ways from salt water. Now 20 miles.
     
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    I was in high school, but remember the morning news talking about the sinking.
     
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    I was just a couple months from getting my drivers license and remember hearing of this.
     
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    Dang, and I thought you were the camera man who shot the pictures of the boat...
     
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    Geeze, I was in my 30's and still had the world by the... and was still strong... What happened?
     
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    Probably be best to take that one down voluntarily ThomH123 Watched only a couple of verses and..... :picard:

    :handshake:
     
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    Done
     
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