URANUS

Registry and Rig Information

Name URANUS
Registry U.S.
Official Number 25339
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 346.00
Width 48.00
Depth 28.00
Gross Tonnage 3748.00
Net Tonnage 2943.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00140

Vessel History

Rebuilds Canadian measures, 1913 (346 x 48 x 24; 3429 gross - 2030 registered).
History As URANUS: Stranded on Eagle Reef, Lake Superior, May 25, 1906; loss estimated at $10,000.
Disposition Sunk in collision with steamer EDWARD E. LOOMIS, November 21, 1934, in fog, thirty miles southeast of Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron; four lives lost. Was upbound light at time of loss.

Build Information

Builder Detroit Ship Building Co.
Place Built Wyandotte, MI
Date Built 1901-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
FRANZ, W.C.1913-00-001934-00-00CANADA130775

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Algoma & Hudson Bay Railway Co.1913-00-001934-00-00CANADA130775
Gilchrist Transportation Co.1901-00-001913-00-00U.S.25339