AH-WR-1549

Bay City

Two-Masted Schooner Barge · Lost 1902 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

Bay City was a two-masted schooner 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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Bay City was built at Saginaw in 1857. The schooner was awaiting a lumber cargo off Alpena in November 1902. A fierce south wind caused it to drag anchor and strike a lumber dock. Attempts to refloat it failed.

Vessel

Built: 1857
Builder: Augustus Tripp
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 29, 1902
Cause: Storm
Location: Off Alpena, Michigan
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 11 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: Off Alpena, 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.