Lillie Parsons

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

History
United States
Name	Lillie Parsons
Launched	14 September 1868
Fate	Sank, 5 August 1877
General characteristics
Type	Great Lakes centreboard schooner[1]
Tons burthen	276 tons[2]
Length	131 ft (40 m)[2]
Beam	26 ft (7.9 m)[2]
Depth of hold	10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft rig[1]
Capacity	500 long tons (508 t)[1]
Crew	6[1]

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.