Runnymede (1825)


Runnymede was a barque rigged sailing ship built in London in 1825, and wrecked in the Andaman Islands in 1844.
It sailed from London on 20 December 1839 to Hobart, Tasmania with 200 male prisoners 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.

Fate

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