Paddle steamer Sirius was the first ship to cross the Atlantic under steam power. She was owned by the St. George Steam Packet Company, Cork and was commanded by an Irishman, Capt. Richard Roberts R.N.
Length 60 meters.
Draught 5 meters.
Beam 14.3 meters
703 tons gross
There was a story at the time that the crew of the Sirius had to burn timber fixtures from the ship towards the end of the journey. This story was later used by Jules Verne in his book "Around the world in 80 days". The Sirius at 703 gross tons was too small for the transatlantic route and returned to its normal route between Cork and Glasgow. In 1847 while travelling in dense fog, she was wrecked off Ballycotton just east of Cork, with a loss of 20.
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