Runnymede was built in 1854 at Sunderland, England. In 1856 she made her first voyage from London to Australia, transporting convicts to Western Australia.[Crimean War Veterans in Western Australia, The Convict Ship Runnymede 1856 https://crimeanwar-veteranswa.com/ships/runnymede/] She was wrecked in 1866.
Career Runnymede first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1854.LR (1855), Seq.No.R470.
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. she was the 17th convict ship to arrive there. She carried 248 male convicts, 30 guards with their 19 wives, 18 sons and 22 daughters.Royal Engineers' Expedition to the Swan River Colony, Lieut. Derrick Prall, R.E., 1999. There were no deaths among the convicts on the voyage.
Year Master Owner Trade Homeport Source & notes 1858 Burrows Brass & Co. London London LR 1861 T.Rickeby Brass & Co. London London LR 1864 T.RickebyJ.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".LR (1865), Seq.No.R485.
See also List of convict ship voyages to Western Australia
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