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The Klatzky Brothers stripped ''Essex'' and sold some of her pieces to former officers and enlisted men throughout the country. On 13 October 1931, ''Essex'' was towed to the lake side of [[Minnesota Point]] where she was set on fire with 200 gallons of [[kerosene]], and by the morning of 14 October 1931, ''Essex'' had burned to the [[waterline]]. Two heavy steel cables held her so that the wind could not blow her out into Lake Superior. The remains of ''Essex'' were pulled up onto the beach so that her hull could continue to burn; any metals (such as spikes, nails, or drift pins) were also recovered for scrap. The Klatzky Brothers intended to burn away enough of ''Essex''{{'s}} hull to pull it onto the shoreline.<ref name="Essex5"/> |
The Klatzky Brothers stripped ''Essex'' and sold some of her pieces to former officers and enlisted men throughout the country. On 13 October 1931, ''Essex'' was towed to the lake side of [[Minnesota Point]] where she was set on fire with 200 gallons of [[kerosene]], and by the morning of 14 October 1931, ''Essex'' had burned to the [[waterline]]. Two heavy steel cables held her so that the wind could not blow her out into Lake Superior. The remains of ''Essex'' were pulled up onto the beach so that her hull could continue to burn; any metals (such as spikes, nails, or drift pins) were also recovered for scrap. The Klatzky Brothers intended to burn away enough of ''Essex''{{'s}} hull to pull it onto the shoreline.<ref name="Essex5"/> |
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The partial wreck of ''Essex'', intentionally burned to the waterline, lies on the shoreline of Lake Superior on Minnesota Point about one-third of a mile northwest of the Superior Harbor entrance. {{convert|50|ft|m}} of ''Essex''{{'s}} hull bottom lies partially submerged in {{convert|4|ft|m|spell=in}} of water, with a very small piece of the wreck buried in sand.<ref name="Essex5"/> Her wreck consists of her hull bottom, her [[keelson]], sister keelson, rider keelson, bits of her frame and some hull and ceiling planks. Remains of her engine mount are also present on the site.<ref name="Essex5"/> The partial surviving hulk is the only known remnant of the work of [[Donald McKay]].<ref name="McKay"/> |
The partial wreck of ''Essex'', intentionally burned to the waterline, lies on the shoreline of Lake Superior on Minnesota Point about one-third of a mile northwest of the Superior Harbor entrance. {{convert|50|ft|m}} of ''Essex''{{'s}} hull bottom lies partially submerged in {{convert|4|ft|m|spell=in}} of water, with a very small piece of the wreck buried in sand.<ref name="Essex5"/> Her wreck consists of her hull bottom, her [[keelson]], sister keelson, rider keelson, bits of her frame and some hull and ceiling planks. Remains of her engine mount are also present on the site.<ref name="Essex5"/> The partial surviving hulk is the only known remnant of the work of [[Donald McKay]].<ref name="McKay"/> |
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