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davock memorial

findagrave.com Lakeview Cemetery Luddington, Michigan Complete crew of the SS William B. Davock were lost during a storm in Lake Michigan. 3 unknown seamen buried here. William B. Davock The William B. Davock was a steel steamer built 1907 by Great lakes Engineering Works in St. Clair, MI. She was 420' in length and 52' wide with a tonnage rating of 7,200. The Davock sank in 210' of water off Pentwater, Michigan claiming the lives of all 32 men aboard and her cargo of coal. She sank during the Armistice Day storm on November 11, 1940 along with the Anna C. Minch and the Novadoc. She was owned by the Interlake Steamship Co. (Pickands Mather & Co., Mgrs.)of Cleveland, Ohio. As with the Minch, there are theories that the two vessels collided in the storm. The wreckage of the Davock was found in May of 1972 by John Steele, Kent Bellrichard and Bill Cohrs. She lies upside-down with coal strewn about and her rudder hard to port. The following is the text from a Michigan Historical

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