December and 27 December 1789. Miller abandoned the project due to the rising expenses of the venture. Charlotte Dundas Ten years later, Lord Dundas restarted Symington's work on a steamboat, leading to the famous paddle steamer, Charlotte Dundas. References Charles Dawson, "Patrick Miller's 'Sea Spook'", The Mariner's Mirror, Vol. 88, No.1, Feb. 2002, page 95. External links Video footage of Dalswinton Loch Video footage of the first ever steam powered vessel 18th-century Scottish businesspeople Scottish inventors British naval architects 1731 births 1815 deaths Scottish bankers Bank of Scotland people People from Dumfries and Galloway Alumni of the University of Glasgow Burials at Greyfriars Kirkyard