| Name: | RENWICK |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 27/11/1890 |
| Completed: | 12/1890 |
| Builder: | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 84 |
| Dimensions: | 664grt, 402nrt, 180.0 x 28.1 x 13.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (13.5, 22.5 & 36 x 29ins), 70nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 97954 |
| History: | |
| 23/12/1890 | Fisher, Renwick & Co, Newcastle |
| 1892 | Renwick Steamship Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1902 | Sir John Gunn, Newcastle |
| 1906 | Robert M Horne-Payne, Newcastle |
| 1908 | Renwick Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 27/12/1911 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1903: Ashore at Falmouth. Subsequently re-floated |
| 27/12/1911: Sank after collision with the French steamer | |
| ST PIERRE & MIQUELON off Green Island, Nova Scotia | |
| On a voyage from Port Hastings to Bridgewater NS with a cargo of coal |
Above photo is courtesy of George Robinson
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Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, 28/11/1890