Sirius (1837)

A replica of the Sirius built for the 1939 Paramount movie Rulers of the Sea. In the film the name was changed to Dog Star, but her captain, Lt. Richard Roberts, R.N. retained his name in the screenplay.



Screen capture from "Rulers of the Sea" showing the Dog Star in heavy seas.



Screen capture from "Rulers of the Sea" showing the Dog Star in calm seas.



Screen capture from "Rulers of the Sea" showing the Dog Star underway just after her engine had been repaired.



Screen capture from "Rulers of the Sea" showing the Dog Star in New York.



November 18, 1906: A story in the New York Daily Tribune about the new liner Mauretania showing the Sirius as being the first ship to cross the Atlantic under steam. This of course is not true the Savannah crossed the Atlantic in May of 1819 and a Dutch ship named Curaçao crossed in 1827 and the Royal William crossed in 1833.





Page published May 5, 2005