how did it get its name ?
It is named after Edmund Fitzgerald - president and chairman of the board of Northwestern Mutual.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Northwestern Mutual named the ship after its president and chairman of the board, Edmund Fitzgerald.
when did the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald happen November 10, 1975 what is it ? It was an American Great Lakes freighter ship. when was it launched ? June 7, 1958
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald [SEP] Name and launch
Northwestern Mutual named the ship after its president and chairman of the board, Edmund Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald's own grandfather had himself been a lake captain, and his father owned the Milwaukee Drydock Company, which built and repaired ships. More than 15,000 people attended "Edmund Fitzgerald"s christening and launch ceremony on June 7, 1958. The event was plagued by misfortunes. When Elizabeth Fitzgerald, wife of Edmund Fitzgerald, tried to christen the ship by smashing a champagne bottle over the bow, it took her three attempts to break it. A delay of 36 minutes followed while the shipyard crew struggled to release the keel blocks.