AH-WR-1547

B.W. Blanchard

Steam Barge · Lost 1904 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

B.W. Blanchard was a steam barge lost in Lake Huron.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

B.W. Blanchard was built at Cleveland in 1870. It carried lumber and towed schooner barges. A snowstorm drove it and its consorts onto North Point Reef in 1904. Its remains are intermixed with those of John T. Johnson.

Vessel

Built: 1870
Builder: Quayle and Martin
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 29, 1904
Cause: Grounding
Location: North Point Reef, Thunder Bay, Michigan
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Lumber
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 9 ft
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: North Point Reef, Thunder Bay, Michigan
Region: Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

Crew totals and details not stated here are not established in the sources reviewed.

NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Vessel identity, construction and documented loss history.