SS Henry Steinbrenner
47°44′38″N 88°45′00″W / 47.744°N 88.750°W
Henry Steinbrenner, center, at Soo Locks, c. 1905 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Henry Steinbrenner |
| Namesake | Great Grandfather of former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner |
| Owner | Kinsman Transit Co., Cleveland, Ohio |
| Operator | Kinsman Transit Co., Cleveland, Ohio |
| Port of registry | United States |
| Builder | Jenks Ship Building Co. Port Huron, Michigan |
| Launched | September 28, 1901 |
| Identification | US 96584 |
| Fate | Lost in a storm on May 11, 1953; wreck found September 2023 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lake freighter Straight Deck |
| Tonnage | 4719 tons |
| Length | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Depth | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Scotch marine boilers, steam reciprocating triple expansion engine with 23 inches (580 mm), 38 inches (970 mm), and 63 inches (1,600 mm) diameter bores and a 40 inches (1,000 mm) stroke, single fixed pitch propeller. |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity | ~6500 tons |
| Crew | 30 |
The lake freighter SS Henry Steinbrenner was a 427-foot (130 m) long, 50-foot (15 m) wide, and 28-foot (8.5 m) deep, dry bulk freighter of typical construction style for the early 1900s, primarily designed for the iron ore, coal, and grain trades on the Great Lakes. Commissioned by the Kinsman Transit Co. of Cleveland, Ohio she was launched as hull number 14 by Jenks Ship Building Co. of Port Huron, Michigan. Her design featured a forward forecastle containing crew cabins topped with an additional cabin and pilot house. The mid section was a long nearly flat deck over the cargo holds only interrupted by 12 hatches fitted with telescoping type hatch covers. The aft end featured a large cabin situated over the engine room containing the galley, mess rooms, and crew quarters and was topped with a smoke stack and air vents. The Steinbrenner later featured a "doghouse" cabin aft of her smoke stack to house added crew from a change in the crew watch system on the Great Lakes.