LIGHTNING 

LIGHTNING WAS A VESSEL OF 1,769 / 2,084TONS BUILT IN EAST BOSTON IN 1854 .  HERS OWNERS WERE J BAINES & CO. SHE WAS  LAUNCHED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE RED JACKET.

 SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE , HER FIRST VOYAGE FOR THEM WAS TO MELBOURNE AND SHE THEN RETURNED TO LIVERPOOL.SHE WAS  LATER BOUGHT BY PILKINGTON & WILSON

SHE WAS USED AS A TROOP SHIP BRIEFLY TAKING BRITISH TROOPS TO INDIA IN 1857 ( INDIAN MUTINY )

ON THE 30TH OCTOBER 1869 SHE CAUGHT FIRE OFF GEELONG BUT IT WAS NOT  POSSIBLE TO BRING THE FIRE  UNDER CONTROL, SO SHE WAS SCUTTLED AT GEELONG ON 31ST OCTOBER 1869 ( ON  WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS LIGHTNING SHOALS )