SS Sirius
SS Sirius, circa 1838: The Cork Steam Ship Company's 700 ton, 320-horsepower 'Sirius' built in 1837. She crossed from Cork to New York in April 1838. She has paddle, steam and sails.
Date 1838
The British and American Steam Navigation Company was a pre-Cunard steamship line that operated a regular transatlantic service from 1839 to 1841. Before its first purpose-built Atlantic liner, the British Queen was completed, British and American chartered the Sirius for two voyages in 1838 to beat the Great Western Steamship Company into service. B & A's regular liners were larger than their rivals, but were underpowered. The company collapsed when its second vessel, the President was lost in 1841.
