Forfarshire (ship)

Contemporary watercolour of SS Forfarshire, circa 1835
History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Forfarshire
Namesake	Forfarshire
Owner	Dundee and Hull Steam Packet Company
Builder	Thomas Adamson, Dundee
Cost	£20,000
Launched	1834
In service	7 May 1836
Fate	Wrecked, 7 September 1838
General characteristics [1]
Type	Sidepaddle steamship
Tons burthen	450 tons bm
Length	132 ft (40 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion	3 × boilers 2 × 90 hp (67 kW) steam engines
Sail plan	Brigantine-rigged ship
Speed	8–9 knots (15–17 km/h; 9.2–10.4 mph)
Capacity	First, second, and deck class passengers

Forfarshire was a paddle steamer with brigantine rigging, built in Dundee in 1834, and which struck and later foundered on one of the Farne Islands on 7 September 1838, giving rise to the rescue for which Grace Darling is famed.