O.E. Parkes

Date Built: 1891
Builders: Elliott, Saugatuck, MI
Construction: Built as a wooden steamer, converted to diesel.
(lumber hooker)
Owners:
Dimensions: 134 x 28 x 11
393g 289n
Cargo:

Condition: Badly broken

Location: North of Thunder Bay Island. Located by Stan Stock

Depth:

Date of Loss: May 3, 1929

GPS: N45 02.975 W83 10.227

Type of Loss: Storm

Loss of Life: None

Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!

On her first trip with her new diesel engine, she was struck by a storm. The engine went out of balance and shook her seams open. She filled and sank. Rebuilt from steamer to barge in 1928, converted to diesel, winter of 1928-9.

Sources: Stock; Swayze; Labadie