Benjamin (Ben) Franklin

CORSICAN

Date Built: 1862
Builders: Rogers, Olcott, NY
Construction: Schooner Owners: S.B Grummond, Detroit
Dimensions: 112x25x10 210g 200n Cargo: Coal

Condition:

Location: Off South Point

Depth: 180'

Date of Loss: Jun 2, 1893

GPS: N44 54.746 W83 03.294

Type of Loss: Collision

Loss of Life: 6 (all)

Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!

Collided with the iron steamer CORSICA (!) and sank quickly, taking all hands with her. Lost on a foggy night while bound Cleveland for St. Ignace, MI. The wounded CORSICA was beached near Ossineke, MI and was later patched and proceeded to Ashtabula. Also wrecked in 1884, when struck by the iron carferry GREAT WESTERN in the Detroit R..

Sources: Swayze, Labadie