USS Congress (1841) wreck site
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Virginia /
Portsmouth /
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/ Portsmouth
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ship, shipwreck
The USS Congress was a United States Navy frigate.
She was sunk at this location by the CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads on 8 March 1862 with the loss of over 120 men. This battle is seen as a turning point in naval warfare, no longer would wooden hulled ships rule the sea.
In 1865, the Navy raised the wreck and it was scrapped in Norfolk. Human remains recovered during the scrapping were buried with full honors in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital Cemetery.
She was sunk at this location by the CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads on 8 March 1862 with the loss of over 120 men. This battle is seen as a turning point in naval warfare, no longer would wooden hulled ships rule the sea.
In 1865, the Navy raised the wreck and it was scrapped in Norfolk. Human remains recovered during the scrapping were buried with full honors in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital Cemetery.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Congress_(1841)
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Coordinates: 36°57'45"N 76°24'10"W
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