The Edmund Fitzgerald was not only an ore-hauling workhorse with nearly 750 round trips to her credit, she was also the largest freighter on The Great Lakes for 13 of her 17 years.

The photos of the Fitzgerald's wreckage, sitting in two pieces at the bottom of Lake Superior, are haunting to look at.

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975 — 48 years ago. A 1995 dive to recover the ship's bell captured footage of the wreck 535 feet below Superior's surface.

Edmund Fitzgerald’s doomed journey began this day in 1975 Recreating the monster storm that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, photos of the Great Lakes’ most famous ship ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Dashed by giant waves in Lake Superior, the 729-foot iron ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald went down on Nov. 10, 1975. The sinking killed the whole crew of 29 and made ...

The Edmund Fitzgerald, The 729-foot iron ore freighter, sank in stormy Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, killing all 29 crew members on board.

The photos of the Fitzgerald's wreckage, sitting in two pieces at the bottom of Lake Superior, are haunting to look at.

The Great Lakes ore-carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sails in an undated file photo. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a severe storm on Lake Superior Nov. 10, 1975, killing all 29 aboard.

The Edmund Fitzgerald was built at the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge and launched in 1958. Photo courtesy of the Great Lakes Maritime Institute The Edmund Fitzgerald under construction.