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STAR OF ENGLAND

STAR OF ENGLAND WAS A VESSEL OF 1,544 TONS SHE HAD BEEN BUILT IN AMERICA 1860

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE AND SAILED FOR MELBOURNE ON 20TH OCTOBER 1864

IN 1863 AND IN 1866  SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE BACKBALL LINE ( JAMES BAINE ) 

IN 1874 SHE WAS OWNED BY SMITH BILBOROUGH & CO OF LIVERPOOL



 

STAR OF ENGLAND

THIS IS INDEED A PICTURE OF A VESSEL CALLED STAR OF ENGLAND, SHOWN IN CANADA AND LATER CONVERTED TO THE STATUS OF A BARGE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS THE VESSEL CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE WITH ANY ACCURACY

 

STAR OF ENGLAND


STAR OF ENGLAND WAS A STEAMSHIP BUILT BY WORKMAN & CLARK & CO IN 1889 IN BELFAST AND WAS A VESSEL OF 3,696 TONS.

SHE DID SEVEREL VOYAGES FROM LONDON TO PORT ADELAIDE IN 1889 AND 1890

SHE WAS WRECKED IN 1893
 

FOR REFERENCE ONLY - NO WHITE STAR OR SSA CONNECTION AS FAR AS I KNOW

  

 

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