Charlotte Dundas

Charlotte Dundas cut-away drawing by Robert Bowie
Charlotte Dundas cut-away drawing by Robert Bowie
History
United Kingdom
NameCharlotte Dundas
NamesakeLady Charlotte Dundas (daughter of Lord Dundas)
OwnerLord Dundas
BuilderJohn Allan
Maiden voyage4 January 1803
FateBroken up, 1861
NotesDesigned by William Symington (1764–1831) Model of Charlotte Dundas kept in Victoria Museum, Melbourne, Australia
General characteristics
TypePaddle steamer
Length56 ft (17 m)
Beam18 ft (5.5 m)
Depth of hold8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed2 mph (3.2 km/h)

Charlotte Dundas is regarded as the world's second successful steamboat, the first towing steamboat and the boat that demonstrated the practicality of steam power for ships.[1]

  1. ^ Fry, p. 27.