Britannia (1815 steamship)

History
United Kingdom
NameBritannia
Port of registryGlasgow, Scotland
BuilderJohn Hunter, Port Glasgow
LaunchedFebruary 1815
Completed1815
FateWrecked on 12 October 1829
General characteristics
Typewood-hulled paddle steamer
Tons burthen73 (bm; 1821)
Length93 ft 4 in (28.45 m) (1821)
Beam16 ft 5 in (5.00 m) (1821)
Depth8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) (1821)
Installed power24 hp (18 kW) nominal horse power
Propulsion2-cylinder beam engine

The Britannia of 1815 was a wood-hulled British paddle steamer built at Port Glasgow for services on the Firth of Clyde. Later she ran between Glasgow and Derry. Britannia was wrecked at Donaghadee on 12 October 1829.