Duke of York (1817 ship)

For other ships of the same name, see Duke of York (ship).
History
United Kingdom
Name: Duke of York
Owner: South Australia Company
Operator: South Australia Company
Builder: Bideford Shipyard
Launched: 1817
Fate: Wrecked in September 1837
General characteristics [1]
Class & type: Barque
Tons burthen: 180,[2] or 190 (bm)
Length: 81 ft (25 m)
Beam: 23 ft (7.0 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Three masted barque
Crew: 27

Duke of York was a barque launched in 1817 and wrecked in 1837.

History

The ship was a three masted barque that was built in Bideford in 1817 as a two masted brig. Lloyd's Register for 1818 lists a Duke of York, 180 tons (bm), one year old, built at Bidford, master "Price" (later J. Price), owner Capt. & Co, and trade Falmouth - Jamaica.

Under the command of Captain Robert Clark Morgan, and owned by the South Australia Company, Duke of York left London on 24 February 1836 and arrived at Kangaroo Island on 27 July 1836 after 154 days.[3] The ship dropped anchor at Nepean Bay.[4]

The settlers carried on board established Kingscote, the first free settlement in Australia.[5] This was the first pioneer ship to reach South Australia with European settlers as the start of the European settlement of South Australia.[1]

Duke of York was wrecked on its first whaling voyage in September 1837 north of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "The barque Duke of York - 1st pioneer ship to arrive", History South Australia.
  2. Lloyd's Register (1818).
  3. "Duke of York - 27 July 1836", Passenger Ships Arriving in South Australia.
  4. "Heritage—memories of scriptwriter Ellinor Walker", State Library of South Australia, 2001.
  5. "Home", Kangaroo Island Council.
  6. "The Man Who Hunted Whales - A Tale of Kangaroo Island and a Doomed Ship" Heinrich, D, 2011 ,

Further reading

Coordinates: 27°02′11.84″S 153°21′13.64″E / 27.0366222°S 153.3537889°E / -27.0366222; 153.3537889

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