M.E. Norman
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M.E. Norman was a sternwheel steamboat operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On May 8, 1925, M.E. Norman sank after capsizing in the Mississippi River. Tom Lee, an African American riverworker, saved the lives of 32 passengers.
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Name | M.E. Norman |
Launched | 1924 |
Fate | Sank, May 8, 1925 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Steamboat |
Length | 113 ft (34 m) |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Capacity | 65 passengers |
Complement | 10 |
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