| Steel Pleasure Yacht | Off McGarvey Shoal Rossport, Ontario | 260′ | 48° 47.20′ N 87° 25.21′ W |
The Gunilda was a yacht built in 1897 at Leith, Scotland. Its official number was BR104928, and it was constructed by Ramage & Ferguson. The original owner of the yacht was William Harkness from Cleveland, Ohio.
The Gunilda was a steel-hulled yacht with a length of 195 feet, a beam of 24.7 feet, and a depth of 14.2 feet. It had a gross tonnage of 385 and a net tonnage of 158.
Powered by a triple expansion engine with three cylinders measuring 15, 24, and 39 inches, the Gunilda had a propulsion system provided by Ramage & Ferguson. The yacht was equipped with luxury appointments befitting its status.
On August 11, 1911, the Gunilda met its final fate near Rossport, Ontario, on McGorvey Shoal in Lake Superior. The yacht ran aground on a rock pinnacle, and during salvage attempts, it capsized and sank. Two divers were lost while exploring the wreck—one in 1975 and another in 1989.
Prior to its unfortunate end, the Gunilda was designed by Cox & King. It was brought to the Great Lakes in 1910 to cruise along the north shore of Lake Superior. However, just a year later, in August 1911, the yacht was wrecked in Lake Superior.
