Gordon Campbell (Bulk Freighter, 1871)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Gordon Campbell
Also known as:
Strathmore
Year of Build:
1871
Rebuilt:
1. 1888
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Campbell, Owen & Company
Ownership Notes:
Merick, E., (1871; Potts, J. D., (1873); Fulk, Frank J., (1882); Firth, F. J., (1888); Barry, M. E., (1899)
Master(s):
Gilmore, R., (1871; Wilkins, Ben, (1873); Tood, James, (1882); Graser, G., (1888);
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
1871
Length: 205.5' Width/Beam: 32.5' Depth: 13.1'
Tonnage
1871
Gross: 996.14 Net: 209
1888
Gross: 1,100.69 Net: 785.26
Enrollments/Registration
   Port: Detroit Number: 37
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 4-27-1872
   Port: Erie Number: 23
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 3-23-1882
   Port: Erie Number: 19
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Erie 7-6-1888
   Port: Erie Number: 1
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Chicago 8-15-1899
   Port: Chicago Number: 8
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-22-1900
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Gordon Campbell (1871-1906)
b. Propeller, Strathmore (1906-1906)
Nationality:
American (1871-1906); Canadian (1906-1906)
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1873, Whelstow Point, Lake Huron,ashore and released, $3,500 loss;
2. 5/2/1883, Chicknolee Reef, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
3. 11/14/1906, Michipicoten Island, Ontario, Lake Superior, ashore and burned, (grain)
Notes
General notes:
Hull #19, Detroit Dry Dock Company;
She was named after a senior member of the firm, Campbell, Owen & Company;
Machinery: composite (twin screw) engine, 22-32x30, built 1871, by Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan; Boiler, (2) fire box, 7'x16', built 1871, by Johnston & Donaldson, Detroit, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Toronto Globe: 12/4/1883;
7. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
5. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930
Contact
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Gordon Campbell (Bulk Freighter, 1871)