This clipper had the distinction of being the largest clipper built by Wright, of New Brunswick.
The White Star reached Liverpool on 1st December, 1854, 15 days out from St. John's in spite of strong head winds. She was timber laden and drawing 22 1/2 feet of water.
Her chief measurements were:
Registered tonnage 2339 tons. Length over all 288 feet. Length of keel 213.3 feet. Beam 44 feet. Depth of hold 28.1 feet.The White Star soon proved herself to be one of the fastest ships afloat. On her first voyage she did nothing out of the way, being 79 days out and 88 days home.
But in 1856 she went out in 75 days (67 days land to land), and came home in 76 days, beating the auxiliary Royal Charter by 10 days from port to port.
In 1858, she went out in 72 days, this being the best White Star passage of the year; whilst on 25th February, 1860, she left Melbourne and made her number off Cape Clear in 65 days.
In 1860 she went out in 69 days, running 3306 miles in 10 days between the Cape and Melbourne.