Charlotte Dundas

Charlotte Dundas cut-away drawing by Robert Bowie
History
United Kingdom
Name	Charlotte Dundas
Namesake	Lady Charlotte Dundas (daughter of Lord Dundas)
Owner	Lord Dundas
Builder	John Allan
Maiden voyage	4 January 1803
Fate	Broken up, 1861
Notes	Designed by William Symington (1764–1831) Model of Charlotte Dundas kept in Victoria Museum, Melbourne, Australia
General characteristics
Type	Paddle steamer
Length	56 ft (17 m)
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	Carron Company steam engine Single central paddle wheel
Speed	2 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]