Edmund Fitzgerald
Type: Product
As of November 2026, Edmund Fitzgerald has been mentioned in one podcast episode on NPR (Nov 2025).
SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes and remains the largest to have sunk there. She was located in deep water on November 14, 1975, by a U.S. Navy aircraft detecting magnetic anomalies, and found soon afterwards to be in two large pieces.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on NPR |
| Company | Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (owner at time of sinking) |
| Category | Media product |
| Maker | Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (owner at time of sinking) |
Who talks about Edmund Fitzgerald on podcasts?
Edmund Fitzgerald came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on NPR.
- The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior 50 years ago on NPR (Nov 2025)
What is Edmund Fitzgerald mentioned alongside?
Edmund Fitzgerald is most often mentioned alongside NPR, Great Lakes and Gordon Lightfoot.
Mentioned together: NPR, Great Lakes, Gordon Lightfoot, Neta Ulibby, Harve Pierre, John U. Bacon, The Gales of November, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Safety standards, Lake Superior