GORDON CAMPBELL. U.S. No. 85184
| Strathmore | Twin Screw Wooden Freighter | West Shore Michipcoten Is Shafer Bay | 10′ to 30′ | 47° 44.733′ N 85° 57.128′ W |
The Gordon Campbell, also known as the Strathmore, was a package freighter built in 1871 in Detroit, Michigan. It had the official number 85184 and was constructed by Campbell & Owen, with S.R. Kirby serving as the master carpenter. The original owner of the vessel was Campbell, Owen & Co., based in Detroit.
The Gordon Campbell was a two-deck wooden-hulled package freighter with steel chords inside its frames. It had a length of 205.5 feet, a beam of 32.5 feet, and a depth of 13.1 feet. The vessel had a gross tonnage of 996.14 and a net tonnage of 709. It was equipped with two masts and was powered by a screw propulsion system with twin screws. The engines were for-and-aft compound engines with four cylinders, measuring 22 and 32 inches by 30 inches, manufactured by the Dry Dock Engine Works. It also had two boilers and two propellers. The boiler was a 7 x 15-inch firebox boiler, also built by the Dry Dock Engine Works.
Throughout its history, the Gordon Campbell had various owners and underwent several changes. In 1905, it was sold to George Plunkett and others in Cobourg, Ontario, and was renamed the Strathmore. It was re-registered under the official number C116813 and had a tonnage of 1158 gross tons. It operated as a package freighter on the St. Lawrence River.
However, on November 8, 1906, the Strathmore, formerly known as the Gordon Campbell, was reported wrecked in a storm near Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior. It was bound for Kingston from Fort William and struck bottom, later burning and being pushed by the storm into deeper water.
