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Name: VOLUNTEER
Type: Cargo Ship
Launched: 22/02/1901
Completed: 03/1901
Builder: JP Rennoldson & Sons Ltd
Yard: South Shields
Yard Number: 207
Dimensions: 837grt, 511nrt, 200.2 x 30.2 x 13.1ft
Engines: T3cyl (16.5, 27 & 44 x 30ins), 99rhp
Engines by: JP Rennoldson & Sons Ltd
Propulsion: 1 x Screw, 8.0knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: 114401
History:
03/1901 Fisher, Renwick & Co, Newcastle
1901 Fisher, Renwick & Co's Manchester-London Steamers Ltd, Manchester
1907 Burns, Philp & Co Ltd, Sydney, NSW; renamed MUNIARA
22/11/1913 Wrecked
Comments: 22/11/1913: Wrecked near Ebon, Marshall Islands


Above photo as VOLUNTEER courtesy of Charlie Hill