JAPAN / GREAT TASMANIA

BUILT IN 1854 AT THE EAST BOSTON SHIP YARD OF DONALD McKAY FOR THE BLACKBALL LINE. SHE WAS LAUNCHED AS THE 'JAPAN', BUT AFTER HER VOYAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC FROM BOSTON TO LIVERPOOL SHE WAS RE-NAMED ' GREAT TASMANIA '. NOT A LOT IS KNOWN ABOUT HER END, IT WAS REPORTED SHE SAILED INTO PORT LOUIS, WITH PASSENGERS ONBOARD, BUT SHE WAS CONDEMNED BY THE AUTHORITIES AND SOLD.THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT SHE WAS REPAIRED, GIVEN ANOTHER NAME AND PUT INTO SERVICE FOR HER NEW OWNERS.