The Charlotte Dundas, an early steamboat propelled by a paddle-wheel at the stern, was engined in 1801 by William Symington, the British pioneer of marine steam propulsion.

She was employed on the Forth-Clyde canal for experiments by Lord Dundas on the use of steam tugs instead of horses for towing vessels. She was named after Lord Dundas's daughter and has been described as the 'first practical steamboat'.

The Charlotte Dundas was broken up in 1861.