The steam screw ZILLAH, formerly known as EDWARD SMITH, was a vessel with a gross tonnage of 748 tons and a net tonnage of 583 tons. It was built at West Bay City, Michigan, on March 31, 1890. The ship measured 201.7 feet in length, 37.0 feet in width, and had a depth of 13.0 feet. It was initially registered under the name EDWARD SMITH and later renamed to ZILLAH in 1900.
On August 29, 1926, the ZILLAH encountered a tragic event when it foundered at Whitefish Point, Minnesota. At the time of the incident, there were 12 persons on board the vessel. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the foundering.
The information about the ZILLAH’s loss and the fact that no lives were lost was reported in the Loss Reported to American Vessels in the Merchant Vessel List of the U.S. in 1927. However, further details regarding the cause of the foundering were not provided in the available records.
