Rescue of the Renown

Renown was a barque used as a sailing cargo ship built in 1842 by R. & H. Green in Blackwall, London.

The survivors climbed up the mizzen-mast and were eventually rescued by a small lifeboat that approached the sinking ship.

Of the ship's total crew of 30, approximately five died in the shipwreck and the remainder were rescued between 9 and 11 December.

[3][4] The heroic rescue ended successfully, and Dorus Rijkers was later awarded with a gold medal for valour.

All of the surviving crew members received a small stipend from the court of The Hague after it was decided that they earned it because Renown was in bad condition when she left the harbor at Hamburg, Germany, one week before the accident.