SS Henry Phipps

Henry Phipps when she was owned by the Pittsburgh Steamship Company, circa 1945.
History
United States
Name	Henry Phipps
Operator	Pittsburgh Steamship Company 1907-1951 United States Steel Corporation 1951-1967 United States Steel Great Lakes Fleet 1967-1976
Port of registry	United States, Duluth, Minnesota 1907-1942 Fairport, Ohio 1942-1949 Wilmington, Delaware 1949-1951 New York 1951-1967 Wilmington, Delaware 1967-1976
Builder	West Bay City Shipbuilding Company
Yard number	623
Launched	May 11, 1907
In service	June 24, 1907
Out of service	1976
Identification	U.S. Registry #204136
Fate	Scrapped in 1976 by Hyman Michaels Company of Duluth, Minnesota
General characteristics
Class and type	Lake freighter
Tonnage	7,676 Gross register tons; 6,426 net tons
Length	601 ft (183 m) LOA 1907-1942 608 ft (185 m) LOA 1942-1976 580 ft (180 m) LBP 1907-1942 587 ft (179 m) LBP 1942-1976
Beam	58 ft (18 m)
Height	32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed power	2x Scotch marine boilers
Propulsion	2,000 horsepower (1,500 kW) triple expansion steam engine

The Henry Phipps was a 601-foot-long (183 m) American Great Lakes freighter that served on the Great Lakes of North America from her launching in 1907 to her scrapping in 1976 by Hyman Michaels Company of Duluth, Minnesota. The Phipps was used to haul bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, grain and occasionally limestone.