D.R. Campbell manufacturer Robert Moran
Construction
D.R. Campbell was built at the shipyard of Robert Moran, a successful shipbuilder in Seattle, Washington.  Named for David Rae Campbell (1830–1911), a Maine wool manufacturer who financed the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co.
D.R. Campbell was one of twelve nearly identical sternwheelers built at the same time at the Moran yard.  These vessels were built to take advantage of the huge demand for inland shipping that was caused by the Klondike Gold Rush.  All the vessels were launched the same day, April 23, 1898, everyone with steam up in the boiler.  The vessels were all complete by about May 25, 1898.
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