L.R. Doty was a Great Lakes steamship launched in May 1893 at West Bay City, Michigan. She was last seen afloat October 25, 1898 north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during a violent storm on Lake Michigan, with winds reaching . The ship was witnessed foundering at the stern by a passenger of the four-masted schooner Olive Jeanette which was being towed by the Doty until the tow line broke from the force of the storm. Seventeen crew members died. On June 25, 2010, 112 years after her loss, divers found the Doty below the surface of Lake Michigan with its cargo of corn still intact. The first divers to reach and film the Doty were Tracy Xelowski, John Scoles and John Janzen. Coincidentally, seven years later on September 30, 1905, the L.R. Doty sister ship the Iosco also sank while towing the Olive Jeanette. However, on this occasion both vessels were lost to the waters of Lake Superior. References External links 1893 ships Ships built in Bay City, Michigan Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan Shipwrecks of the Wisconsin coast Steamships of the United States Merchant ships of the United States Maritime incidents in 1898 Great Lakes freighters Wreck diving sites