YOU SAID:
There once was a ship that went to sea, the name of the ship was the belly of tea
INTO JAPANESE
かつて海に行った船があり、船の名前はお茶の腹だった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There used to be a ship that went to sea, and the name of the ship was the belly of tea.
INTO JAPANESE
かつて海に行く船があり、船の名前はお茶の腹でした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There used to be a ship that went to sea, and the name of the ship was the belly of tea.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.