PS Orion (1847)
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ps-orion-1847-296-13598181
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PS Orion (1847)
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Orion was a G & J Burns paddle steamer, built by Caird & Co in 1847, which struck a submerged rock and sank off Portpatrick Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, Scotland, on 18 June 1850 on her way from Liverpool to Glasgow, with the loss of 41 of the 200 passengers on board. The eminent surgeon John Burns was one of the passengers killed in the accident. Among the survivors were John McNeill, who would go on to reach the rank of Major General serving the British Army in India, also winning the Victoria Cr
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Orion_(1847)
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2023-08-30T05:55:03Z
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