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ASIA 

 ASIA WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE IN 1858

SHE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IN MELBOURNE IN SEPTEMBER 1853

ASIA

ASIA WAS A VESSEL OF 2,226 TONS AND HAD BEEN BUILT BY ROBERT STEEL & SONS OF GREENOCK IN 1850

SHE WAS OWNED BY THE CUNARD LINE

LIKE HER SISTER SHIP AFRICA SHE SPAENT THE BULK OF HER LIFE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC ROUTE

IN DECEMBER OF 1876 SHE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN BOMBAY

ITS A DIFFERENT VESSEL TO THE WHITE STAR LINE CHARTERED VESSEL DESPITE THEM BOTH BEING IN SERVICE IN THE SAME ERA