SS Thomas W. Palmer

DATE OF LAUNCH: February 9, 1889 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: May 16, 1905, off Stannard Rock, near Manitou Island Light, Lake Superior DATE LOCATED: Unknown SHIP DETAILS: The Palmer was built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company at Wyandotte, Michigan in 1889, with 2,134 gross tons and 1,622 net tons capacity. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE …