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 RISING SUN

RISING SUN WAS A VESSEL OF 824 TONS SHE WAS BUILT IN ST JOHN IN 1857

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE IN 1862 FROM WRIGHT & CO OF ST JOHN ( THEY MAY HAVE BUILT HER ) FOR A VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND SHE HAVING LEFT LIVERPOOL ON DECEMBER 10TH WITH CAPTAIN McKINNO IN COMMAND


THERE WAS A VESSEL CALLED RISING SUN WAS IN BOSTON ON 19TH MARCH 1862 ( WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN THE SAME VESSEL AS ABOVE )

I HAVE SEEN REPORTS THAT SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 1,500 TONS BUT I BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS JUST A CASE OF HER SIZE BEING EXAGERATED BY THE WHITE STAR
LINE AS THEY WERE PRONE TO DO