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Elbert H. Gary (1905 ship)
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The Elbert H. Gary was a 576 feet (176 m) lake freighter.[1] She was Queen of the Lakes - the longest ship on the Great Lakes - when she was launched in 1905.[2]
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She was the first newly built vessel in the fleet of US Steel.[2]