Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Uranus
Also known as:
W. C. Franz
Year of Build:
1901
Rebuilt:
1. 1913;
Official Number:
25339
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wyandotte, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Detroit Ship Building Company
Ownership Notes:
Gilchrist Transportation Company, (1901-1913); Algoma & Hudson Bay Railway Company, (1913-1934);
Hull Dimensions
1901
Length: 346' Width/Beam: 48' Depth: 28'
1913
Length: 346' Width/Beam: 48' Depth: 24.1'
Tonnage
1901
Gross: 3,748 Net: 2,943
1913
Gross: 3,429 Net: 2,030
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Uranus (1901-1913);
b. Propeller, W. C. Franz (1913-1934)
Nationality:
American (1901-1913); Canadian (1913-1934)
Chronology:
1. 5/25/1906, Eagle Reef, Lake Superior, ashore and released, ($10, 000 loss);
2. 8/15/1907, Buffalo, ashore and released;
3. 11/21/1934, 30 miles southeast of Thunder Bay Islands, Lake Huron, collision in a fog, (Steamer, E. Loomis), sunk, (4 lives
lost);
Notes
General notes:
Hull #140;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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