John Rennie

An iron full-rigged ship built in 1863 by J. & G. Rennie, London. Dimensions: 177'0"×32'6"×20'7" and tonnage: 848 GRT, 848 NRT and 782 tons under deck. The forecastle was 28' long and the poop 36'.

1863 September: Launched at the shipyard of J. & G. Rennie, London, for Daniell & Co., London. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 48552 and signal VTGQ.
1872: Sold to Devitt & Moore, London. Employed in the Australian trade.
1872 - 1877: In command of Captain Samuel Nicholson.
1877 - 1882: In command of Captain Malcolm Nicholson.
1882 - 1889: In command of Captain F. Northey.
1889 - 1890 June: In command of Captain Charles Maitland.
1890: Reduced to barque rig.
1891: Sold to W.B. Jones, Swansea.
1892 August 4: Abandoned at sea in position 58°S, 70°W after the cargo had shifted in a strong gale. She was on voyage from South Shields to Valparaiso with a heavy cargo of iron, lead and coal.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Course, A.G.: Painted Ports. The story of the ships of Messrs Devitt and Moore.
Hollis & Carter, London, 1961. 8vo, x, 230 pp, 6 plates.
Lubbock, Basil: The Colonial Clippers.
Brown, Ferguson & Son, Glasgow, 1948 (2nd).

Updated 1997-05-06 by Lars Bruzelius

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