| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Duke of York |
| Owner: | South Australia Company |
| Operator: | South Australia Company |
| Port of registry: | UP UR 7920 |
| Builder: | Bideford Shipyard |
| Launched: | 1817 |
| Maiden voyage: | 24 February 1836 |
| Fate: | Wrecked in September 1837 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Barque |
| Tons burthen: | 190 bm |
| Length: | 81 ft (25 m) |
| Beam: | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Three masted barque |
| Crew: | 27 |
The Duke of York was a barque under the command of Captain Robert Clark Morgan (1798–1864) and owned by the South Australia Company.
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The ship was a three masted barque that was built in Bideford in 1817 as a two masted brig. The ship left London on 24 February 1836 and arrived at Kangaroo Island on 27 July 1836 after 154 days.[1] The ship dropped anchor at Nepean Bay.[2]
The settlers carried on board established Kingscote, the first free settlement in Australia.[3] This was the first pioneer ship to reach South Australia with European settlers as the start of the European settlement of South Australia.[4]
The Duke of York was wrecked on its first whaling voyage in September 1837 north of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.
Its dimensions were 81' long, beam 23' and tonnage 190 tons.[4]