Name Duke of York Tons burthen 180, or 190 (bm) Length 25 m | Class and type Barque Launched 1817 Builder Bideford Shipyard | |
Owner South Australia Company Operator South Australia Company Fate Wrecked in September 1837 | ||
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 as part of the "First Fleet of South Australia", and arrived at Kangaroo Island on 27 July 1836 after 154 days. The ship dropped anchor at Nepean Bay.
The settlers carried on board established Kingscote, the first free settlement in Australia. This was the first pioneer ship to reach South Australia with European settlers as the start of the European settlement of South Australia.
Duke of York was wrecked on its first whaling voyage in September 1837 north of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.