Paddle Steamer ORION built by Caird & Company in 1847 for G & J Burns, Glasgow - Glasgow & Liverpool Steam Shipping Co. , Passenger

Name	Official number	Flag	IMO
ORION		GBR
Year built	Date launched	Date completed
1847	19/12/1846
Vessel type	Vessel description
Passenger	Iron Paddle Steamer 3 Masts
Builder		Yard	Yard no
Caird & Company, Greenock		Cartsdyke Mid	14

Tonnage	Length	Breadth	Depth
899 grt / 460 nrt /	210.6 ft	27.1 ft	18.2 ft
Engine builder	Caird & Company, Greenock
Engine detail
Side paddle, 2 Cylinder side lever engine 14" x 81", 460nhp, 1120inp

First owner	First port of register	Registration date
G & J Burns, Glasgow - Glasgow & Liverpool Steam Shipping Co.
Other names

Subsequent owner and registration history

Vessel history

Remarks

End year	Fate / Status
1850	Wrecked 18/06/1850
Disposal Detail
18/6/1850 Stranded on a reef near Portpatrick. 41 lives lost including Dr John Burns, a brother of the owners and Regius Professor of Medicine at Glasgow University. Thomas Henderson of later Anchor fame was the master.

Orion
Image courtesy of : Illustrated London News 29-06-1850