45°33′33″N 85°59′16″W / 45.559167°N 85.987778°W
 SS Carl D. Bradley
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Carl D. Bradley |
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| Port of registry |  New York City |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio |
| Yard number | 00797 |
| Launched | April 9, 1927 |
| Christened | July 28, 1927 |
| Completed | mid-1927 |
| Maiden voyage | July 27–28, 1927 |
| In service | July 28, 1927 |
| Out of service | November 18, 1958 |
| Identification | Registry number US 226776 |
| Nickname(s) | Carl D.[1] |
| Fate | Sank in a storm on November 18, 1958 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Self-unloading lake freighter |
| Tonnage | 10,028 GRT |
| Length | 639 ft (194.8 m) |
| Beam | 65.2 ft (19.9 m) |
| Depth | 30.2 ft (9.2 m) |
| Installed power | 4,800 hp (3,600 kW) |
| Propulsion | General Electric high and low pressure steam turbines turning electric motors to a single fixed pitch propeller |
| Speed | 14–16 mph (23–26 km/h) |
| Capacity | 14,000 t (stone) 12,000 t (coal) largest cargo 18,114 t (stone) |
| Crew | 35 |
| Notes | Second vessel to carry this name. The first SS Carl D. Bradley was renamed SS John G. Munson in 1927 and SS Irvin L. Clymer in 1951. |
SS Carl D. Bradley was an American self-unloading Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Michigan storm on November 18, 1958. Of the 35 crew members, 33 died in the sinking. Twenty-three were from the port town of Rogers City, Michigan, United States. Her sinking was likely caused by structural failure from the brittle steel used in her construction as well as extensive use throughout her 31-year career.
Built in 1927 by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio, Carl D. Bradley was owned by the Michigan Limestone division of U.S. Steel, and operated by the Bradley Transportation Company. She retained the title of "Queen of the Lakes" for 22 years as the longest and largest freighter on the Great Lakes.
- ^ Schumacher, Michael (2008). Wreck of the Carl D.: A True Story of Loss, Survival, and Rescue at Sea. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-253-22258-9. Retrieved October 20, 2020 – via Google Books.