A.A. Parker
Steamer · Lost 1903 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior
The 246-foot wooden steamer A.A. Parker foundered in a gale four miles off Grand Marais in 1903; despite a known position, she has never been found.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The 246-foot wooden steamer A.A. Parker foundered in a gale about four miles off Grand Marais on September 19, 1903. Although she sank at a known location and at a depth divers could reach, her wreck had still not been found when this inventory was published.
Vessel
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- Wood
- 246 ft
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- Steam (screw)
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Loss
- September 19, 1903
- Storm
- About 4 miles off Grand Marais, Michigan
- Lake Superior
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- The source does not report loss of life.
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Munising, Michigan
No pin: the wreck has not been located or the position is only approximate.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)
Based on a Great Lakes shipwreck researcher's published inventory; the books and records it draws on were not independently inspected.
Brendon Baillod, Great Lakes Shipwreck Research — Shipwrecks of the Munising Area (total losses)
Full researcher inventory read (built from Stonehouse, Wolff, Marshall and others).
