Star of the North

A wooden full-rigged ship built in 1857 at Sunderland. Dimensions ___×__×__ meters [190'0"×34'10"×21'0"] and 935 tons.
1857
Launched at Sunderland for George Leslie, Aberdeen.
1858 February
Sailed from Foochow to London with a cargo of tea in 99 days.
1860 May 5
Sailed from Foochow to London with a cargo of tea in 105 days.
1868
Engaged as a transport for the Royal Navy in the Abyssinian War.
1871/1872
Condemned.

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