SS Charles S. Price

43°09.174′N 82°21.174′W

History
United States
Name	Charles S. Price
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Yard number	381
Launched	1910
Fate	Sunk, November 9, 1913
General characteristics
Type	Great Lakes freighter
Tonnage	6,372 GRT
Length	504 ft (154 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Height	30 ft (9.1 m)
Depth	30 ft (9.1 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Crew	28

Bow of the Charles S. Price before sinking into Lake Huron

SS Charles S. Price was a steel-hulled ship lost on Lake Huron on November 9, 1913 during the Great Lakes storm of 1913. Twenty-eight people died.^[1]

The Charles S. Price was found on November 10, 1913 with her bow above water, and her stern dipping below. Because of her disposition, the ship's length could not be measured to make a positive identification of the vessel: the wreck was initially assumed to be SS Regina. The vessel was eventually identified as the Charles S. Price before she sank on November 17.

The salvage rights to the Charles S. Price were sold to the Great Lakes Towing and Wrecking company. In the summer of 1916, salvage of the wreck was attempted. Divers cut a hole in the side of the aft hull. The hole allowed divers to enter the wreck. They attempted to seal breaks in the hull and built bulkheads so that the wreck could be floated. However, salvaging the wreck was eventually considered too costly to be worth the expense and the Great Lakes Towing and Wrecking company abandoned attempts to raise her. Salvage rights were eventually sold to the American Salvage Co., but they too were unable to salvage the wreck.