Carl D. Bradley T-Shirt

Launch of the Carl D. Bradley at Lorain, Ohio. April 09, 1927. The SS Carl D. Bradley was a self-unloading Great Lakes freighter. Built in 1927 by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio, the Bradley was owned by the Michigan Limestone division of U.S. Steel, and operated by the Bradley Transportation Line. The Bradley was named for Carl David Bradley, who was president of Michigan Limestone at the time. The SS Carl D. Bradley sank in a storm on November 18, 1958. Of the 35 crew members, 33 died in the sinking and 23 were from the port town of Rogers City, Michigan. Her sinking was likely caused by structural failure from the brittle steel used in her construction. She was the sister of the ill-fated SS Cedarville.