W.C. FRANZ

Date Built: 1901 as Uranus Construction: Steel bulk Freighter
Owners: Builders: Wyandotte, MI
Dimensions: 346x48x28, 3429gt 2030nt Cargo: None

Condition:

Location: off of Harisville*

Depth:

Date of Loss: November 21, 1934

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Type of Loss: collision

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Loss of Life: 4

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Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!
Collided with package freighter EDWARD E. LOOMIS and sank. Found in 2001 by David Trotter. As URANUS, she went ashore and was heavily pounded near Calumet, Michigan, on Lake Superior, in May of 1906. Sold Canadian, 1913

Sources: Swayze, BGU