AH-WR-0291

Congress

Wooden Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1904 · Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

A wooden steam freighter that burned in Thunder Bay in 1904.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Congress was a wooden steam-powered bulk freighter built in 1867 for Great Lakes trade. In September 1904 she caught fire in Thunder Bay on Lake Huron and burned to the waterline. No lives were lost. Her remains lie within the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Vessel

Built: 1867
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: September 16, 1904
Cause: Fire
Location: Thunder Bay, Lake Huron
Water: Lake Huron
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Burned to waterline
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Position

Coordinates: 45.00° N 83.40° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Thunder Bay, Michigan
Region: Thunder Bay & Lake Huron

General area only: coordinate of Thunder Bay, Lake Huron, Alpena County, Michigan, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)

Exact loss position and present depth are not established in the sources reviewed.

NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Build year, loss date, cause, and current protection status.
USGS Geographic Names Information System — Thunder Bay (Michigan)
coordinate of the named place of loss