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
Type Long March cargo ship, medical evacuation can also carry passengers were selected to be converted to cargo ship, medical evacuation (APR) to supplement the converted Qiongsha-class. The reason cargo ships that can also carrying passengers were specifically selected is because neither the cargo ship nor the passenger ship could meet the requirement for conversion: the cargo ship lacked the accommodation and comfort for crew and patient because it does not carry passengers, and passenger ship does not have the room needed to house the medical facilities and support equipment, so both types would require higher conversion cost because more work is needed for both types. In