Umgeni (1864 ship)

Umgeni, 1864.

The Umgeni was a sailing ship of the Rennie line. She was launched in 1864 and served as a passenger ship transporting colonists to Natal before being converted to a coal carrier. In 1876 she ran aground near Glenelg in South Australia but was re-floated. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• Umgeni River, Natal

References

1. "Sailing Vessel UMGENI built by John Smith in 1864 for J. T. Rennie & Co., Aberdeen, Passenger / Cargo".
2. "Aberdeen Ships | UMGENI".
3. "John T. Rennie Lines".

Further reading

• "Rennie's Steamer Service: Natal and Cape Colonies" by R. N. Porter, The South African Philatelist, Vol. 90, No. 6 (December 2014), Whole No. 927, pp. 178–182.
• Ingpen, B. & Ingrid Staude-Griesel (Ed.) (2000) Horizons: The Story of Rennies, 1849-1999. Johannesburg: Rennies Management Services. ISBN   9780620267595