SS Sirius (1837)
SS Sirius was a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship built in 1837 by Robert Menzies & Sons of Leith, Scotland for the London-Cork route operated by the Saint George Steam Packet Company. The next year, she opened transatlantic steam passenger service when she was chartered for two voyages by the British and American Steam Navigation Company. By arriving in New York a day ahead of the Great Western, she is usually listed as the first holder of the Blue Riband, although the term was not used until decades later.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sirius |
| Operator | Saint George Steam Packet Co, Cork, Ireland |
| Builder | Robert Menzies & Sons, Leith, Scotland |
| In service | 1837 |
| Fate | Wrecked and sunk off Ballycotton, Ireland, 16 January 1847 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Paddle steamer |
| Tonnage | 703 GRT |
| Displacement | 1,995 tons |
| Length | 178 ft 4 in (54.4 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 8 in (7.8 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Depth | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) |
| Installed power | 500 ihp (370 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 2,897 nmi (5,365 km; 3,334 mi) at 6.7 knots (12.4 km/h; 7.7 mph) |
| Capacity | 40 passengers |
| Crew | 36 |
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