Runnymede (1854 ship)

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.

For other ships with the same name, see Runnymede (ship).

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

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 Klippen Point off Eastern Cape, South Africa. The entry for her in LR for 1865 carries the annotation "Wrecked".[6]

See also

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. 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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