She was built in Scotland in 1846, spent much of her career on the south coast of England and was scrapped in 1938.

William Denny and Brothers built Premier on the River Leven at Dumbarton in 1846.

She had an iron hull and her paddles were driven by a 55 RHP engine made by a company called Steeple.

The Dumbarton Steamboat Co operated her until 1852, when a J Tizard acquired her and re-registered her at Weymouth, Dorset.

[1] Cosens & Co Ltd, who operated pleasure steamers from Weymouth, acquired Premier in 1860 Cosens rebuilt her in 1878 by inserting a new 65 feet (20 m) section amidships and replacing her original engine with a two-cylinder 50 RHP oscillating steam engine made by John Penn and Sons of Blackheath.