Lillie Parsons

History
United States
NameLillie Parsons
Launched14 September 1868
FateSank, 5 August 1877
General characteristics
TypeGreat Lakes centreboard schooner[1]
Tons burthen276 tons[2]
Length131 ft (40 m)[2]
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)[2]
Depth of hold10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
Sail planFore-and-aft rig[1]
Capacity500 long tons (508 t)[1]
Crew6[1]

The Lillie Parsons was an American two-masted schooner which sank in the Saint Lawrence Seaway near Brockville, Ontario, Canada, in 1877.

The ship was launched on September 14, 1868, in Tonawanda, New York. On August 5, 1877, she hit a rock, took on water and sank after her cargo shifted during a squall.[1]

The wreck was discovered on August 6, 1963, by three members of the local diving club,[3] complete with 500 tons of coal on board. She rests at a depth of about 65 feet (20 m), off the shore of Sparrow Island.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Wrecks - Lillie Parsons". northerntechdiver.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Lillie Parsons". Roy Letts Photography. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Lillie Parsons". saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca. 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

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