Runnymede (1825)

Runnymede was a barque rigged sailing ship built in London in 1825[1], and wrecked in the Andaman Islands in 1844.[2]

Runnymede
History
United Kingdom
Name: Runnymede
Launched: 1825
Fate: Wrecked 1844
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 389 (bm)
Sail plan: frigate

It sailed from London on 20 December 1839 to Hobart, Tasmania with 200 male prisoners (boy convicts) captained by W B Forward with surgeon Peter Fisher, and arrived in Hobart on 28 March 1840. A second voyage departed London on 25 April 1841 with 222 assisted emigrants, sponsored by a John Marshall, arriving at Port Jackson on 30 August 1841.[3]

Fate

The Runnymede was wrecked near the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal during 1844.[4]

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