| Name: | STAR OF THE SOUTH |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Keel: | 22/11/1862 |
| Launched: | 24/01/1863 |
| Completed: | 11/02/1863 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 18 |
| Dimensions: | 203grt, 147nrt, 200dwt, 134.2 x 21.8 x 9.2ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (22 & 22 x 18ins), 45nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.3knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 46444 |
| History: | |
| 25/08/1863 | Broomfield & Whitaker, Sydney, NSW |
| by 1870 | George Francis Bullen, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| 1873 | Auckland Steam Packet Co Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1877 | Edward P Houghton, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| 1881 | Henderson Law, Dunedin |
| 22/12/1884 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Raised quarter deck type with engines aft |
| Rigged as a three masted schooner for passage to Australia | |
| Built for the Newcastle to Sydney NSW coal trade | |
| Contract price £4670. Profit £352-17s-9d | |
| 22/12/1884: Stranded at Greymouth, Middle Island, New Zealand. | |
| Loss was due to her master attempting to enter Grey River, | |
| disregarding the harbour signals |
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Tuesday, 27/01/1863