Company, to carry passengers and cargo between Hull and Dundee on the east coast of Great Britain. Costing some £20,000, she displaced 400 tons (363 tonnes), was powered by two 90-horsepower (67-kW) steam engines, and had the capability of being powered by sails.

On 5 September 1838, the Forfarshire set out from Hull, sailing north heading for Dundee, with 61 passengers and crew and