Congress (Schooner, 1844)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Congress
Year of Build:: 1844
Major repairs:: (1854)

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Algonac, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Head
Builder Name:: Chester Kimball
Ownership Notes:: Kimball, Gurdon, (1844); Kimball, Jr., Chester, (1844); Palms, Francis, (1845); Foot, George, (1845); Moore, Franklin, (1845); Atwater, Samuel T., (1846); Parker, Thomas L., (1846); Parker, T. L., (1848); Cobb, Ansel R., (1849); Gibbard, Nicholas, (1850); Anderson, Andrew, (1851); Hooper, Francis G., (1852-1853); Pfester, Guido, (1854); Fox, Watson A., (1852-1853); Bruce, Elizah K., (1852); Foster, C. P., (1860);
Master(s):: Kimball, Gurdon., (1844); Raymond, Joseph, (1845); Benedict, William A., (1846); Hunt, C. H., (1848); Chatsey, L. G., (1849); Gunning, (1851); Anderson, Andrew, (1851); Hooper, Francis G., (1852-1853); Doyle, James, (1854);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1844)

Hull Dimensions

1844: Length: 99' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 9' 8"

Tonnage

1844: Gross: 206 + 32/95

Enrollments/Registration

May 22, 1844: Port: Detroit Number: 17 of 1844
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-29-1845
September 25, 1845: Port: Detroit Number: 66 of 1845
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-18-1846
May 18, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 31 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-6-1846
October 6, 1846: Port: Buffalo Number: 65 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-24-1848
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March 24, 1848: Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-14-1849
April 14, 1849: Port: Buffalo Number: 25 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-2-1850
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May 2, 1850: Port: Buffalo Number: 23 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-7-1851
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January 7, 1851: Port: Buffalo Number: 92 of 1851
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-23-1852
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January 23, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-22-1853
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February 22, 1853: Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-24-1854
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June 24, 1854: Port: Milwaukee Number: 31 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Congress (1844- )*
Nationality:: American (1844- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/18/1844, 2 miles below Malden, Bar Point, ashore and released;
2. 5/2/1845, Chicago, ashore and released, (wheat), $5, 000 loss;
3. 11/00/1848, Lake Michigan, damaged in a gale and repaired, $1, 340 loss;
4. 11/28/1853, South Manitou, dismasted, jetted deck load and repaired, (apples, railroad iron), $3, 800 loss;

Notes

General notes:: *There are two schooners named "Congress" on the lakes during the years 1844-1846.
1860, she is noted as having a value or $1,000, running out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollments: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Undrwriters: 1853;
5. Detroit Free Press: 5/19/1854, 4/4/1854, 10/22/1844, 2/6/1846;
6. Daily National Pilot (Buffalo): 4/4/1845, 12/24/1845, 5/29/1846, 6/10/1846, 6/17/1846;
7. Buffalo Courier: 5/22/1846;
8. Commercial Advertiser & Journal: 9/27/1848;
9. Morning Express: 4/11/1851, 5/19/1851, 5/22/1851;
10. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 642;

Contact

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