Runnymede (1854 ship)

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Runnymede
History
United Kingdom
NameRunnymede
Launched1854
FateWrecked 2 February 1866
General characteristics
Tons burthen720 (bm)
Length156 ft (48 m) (passenger deck)
Beam29 ft 6 in (9.0 m)
Draught13 ft 3 in (4.0 m)
Depth19 ft 6 in (5.9 m) (between decks)
Sail planShip-rigged
NotesThree masts

Runnymede was built in 1854 at Sunderland, England. In 1856 she made her first voyage from London to Australia, transporting convicts to Western Australia.[1] She was wrecked in 1866.

Career[]

Runnymede first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1854.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Homeport Source & notes
1855 Burrows Brass & Co. Sunderland–East Indies Bristol LR
1856 Burrows Brass & Co. London–Australia London LR

Convict voyage (1856): Runnymede, William Burrows, master, sailed from Plymouth on 15 June 1856 and arrived at Fremantle, Swan River Colony, on 7 September.[3] she was the 17th convict ship to arrive there.[4] She carried 248 male convicts, 30 guards with their 19 wives, 18 sons and 22 daughters.[5] There were no deaths among the convicts on the voyage.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Homeport Source & notes
1858 Burrows Brass & Co. London London LR
1861 T.Rickeby Brass & Co. London London LR
1864 T.Rickeby
J.Little 		Brass & Co.
T.Lewis 		London–Australia London LR; small repairs 1864

Fate[]

In 1866, Runnymede was carrying wool and copper ore between Wallaroo, South Australia and Tasmania to Swansea, Wales. She sprang a leak off Cape Leeuwin, continued on towards Mauritius, and eventually sank near off Eastern Cape, South Africa. The entry for her in LR for 1865 carries the annotation "Wrecked".[6]

See also[]

Citation and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ [Crimean War Veterans in Western Australia, The Convict Ship Runnymede 1856 https://crimeanwar-veteranswa.com/ships/runnymede/]
  2. ^ LR (1855), Seq.No.R470.
  3. ^ Bateson (1959), pp. 324–325.
  4. ^ a b Bateson (1959), p. 341.
  5. ^ Royal Engineers' Expedition to the Swan River Colony, Lieut. Derrick Prall, R.E., 1999.
  6. ^ LR (1865), Seq.No.R485.

References

  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
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