National Museum of American History
Painting of the Packet Ship <i>Star of the East</i>
Walters, George Stanfield · ca 1855
The <i>Star of the East</i> was built in St. John, New Brunswick by W. & R. Wright. It measured 202 feet long and 1,219 tons. It traded between England, Australia, India and China. It took only 76 days to make its first trip from Liverpool to Melbourne. <i>Star of the East</i> was later bought by James Beazley for transporting British emigrants to Australia. It wrecked at Storing Bay, Africa in 1861.
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