Baron of Renfrew (ship) was exempt from the high taxes on imported timber. She was built by Charles Wood, Anse du Fort, Quebec, Canada, on his own account. She followed the construction of a similar disposable ship, the barque "Columbus" built the year before. On August 23, 1825 under the command of captain Matthew Walker the ship left Quebec with a crew of 25 men and a cargo of 9000 tons timber (probably ship and cargo weight, both timber) bound for London, England. On October 21 of the same year the ship appeared in the English Channel but stranded the day after on the
Artemis-class attack cargo ship Artemis-class attack cargo ship The "Artemis"-class attack cargo ships were a series of attack cargo ships (AKAs) built by Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island during World War II. Like all AKAs, they were designed to carry combat loaded military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and troops on enemy shores during amphibious operations. Compared to other classes of AKAs, the "Artemis" class had a much shallower draft, and a lower main deck aft. All these ships were built on the same standard hull design, but there were some differences from ship