Orion (paddle steamer)

Orion was a G & J Burns paddle steamer built by Caird & Co in 1847, which sank off Portpatrick Lighthouse,^[1] Wigtownshire, Scotland, in June 1850 on its way from Liverpool to Glasgow, with the loss of 50 lives.

The captain was found guilty of the "culpable bereavement of the lives of the passengers" and was imprisoned for 18 months. The 2nd mate was transported.^[2]

The eminent surgeon John Burns was one of the passengers killed in the accident.

References

1. ^ Kennedy, John (2007). The History of Steam Navigation. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 9781430483304. 
2. ^ High Court of Justiciary, Scotland; Shaw, John (1853). Reports of cases before the High Court and circuit courts of justiciary in Scotland. T. & T. Clark. 

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