 "Baron of Renfrew" was built to transport timber from the New World to Europe and to be disassembled after discharging the timber cargo to sell the tax-free ship-timber, because the timber used to build the 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.