Runic
Ship Number
1414
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
1
Launch Date
October 21, 1949
Launched By
Mrs H E Davis
Delivered
March 24, 1950
Owner
Shaw Savill & Albion Co.
Weight
13587 grt
BP Length
530 feet
Breadth
72 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
17.5 knots
Propulsion
Single Reduction Geared Turbines
Official No.
183591
Registered
Southampton
Fate
Wrecked
Runic

Sister ship to Persic and Suevic.
 
 She was wrecked on Middleton Rock on a  voyage from Brisbane, Australia to New Zealand in 1961 after going through the tail end of a cyclone, the  British ship Brighton stood by for three days but was in danger of going aground herself. H.M.A.S Vendetta and two tugs arrived from Sydney to start salvage operations. Shaw Savill & Albion's vessels Alaric and Illyric brought more salvage equipment out to Runic. More rough seas drove runic further onto the reef and she began to flood and salvage attempts were abandoned. Shaw Savill & Albion's Arabic arrived and took Runic's crew off.