Sister of the Jane Porter she was the first Corry vessel to bear a Star name and set the precedent for naming the ships after countries, Erin being the poetic name for Ireland. She was similarly placed on the London to Calcutta run and made her best outward passage time of 80 days in 1873.

 

In 1889 she was sold to Park Brothers of London, retaining her name,

 

In February 1892, she was wrecked on the lee shore in the Forveaux Straits, New Zealand.