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out hull has remained as the largest on Lake Erie's bottom. Lake Superior took its toll of 400-footers, also. The most famous was the foundering of the Henry Steinbrenner* on Mayr lee lO 58e2 Lost were seventeen lives when her 440- foot hull broke up at the ace of fifty-two, south of Isle Royale. However, vessels of the 524-foot class and longer did not miss accid- ents. One notable collision took lace om une UD, USS Mae iitesie loss of a 600-footer occurred when the 1927-built George M.. Humphrey: Seve iil tlie. SeratieS en IWevelkiimee- This 605-footer held the largest lake boat lost record until salvaged about two years later. She sailed again, cheating fate, as the self- 'unloader Consumers Power?'??, A permanent loss occurred when the 525-foot Emperor went down in Lake Superior, June 4, 1947. This 36-year old Canada Steamship Lines boat took twelve lives when she slid into deep water after being stranded. She was LEECLIFFE HALL TELESCOPE Page 119 the first loss greater than 524-feet since the Congdon and Hanna, than thirty years earlier. On November 18, 1958, records were shattered when the biggest laker yet lost took the greatest number of lives. The Bradley Line's 639-foot Carl D.. Bradley" foundered at the age of 31. Thirty-three went down with her in northern Lake Michigan when she became the first 600-footer permanently lost, and the largest ship to sink, in the Great Lakes to that time. The Bradley's record for size was to last less than six years. Within that time the St. Lawrence Seaway opened and greater traffic developed with the introduction of large salt water vessels into the system. Al- though some of them were lest, one caused the first sinking of a 730- foot Great Lakes vessel. The Lee- cliffe Hall #4 sank in a collision north of Quebec City in the St. Law- rence River. Three lives were lost in this accident, which occurred on less Photo by Rev. PETER VANDER LINDEN