Laid down 1817 Length 26 m | Launched 1819 Draft 1.8 m | |
Name Marquis of Salisbury (1819-1824)South Australian (1836-1837) Builder Richard Symons, Little Falmouth Status protected shipwreck site | ||
HMS Swallow was a brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Richard Symons, Little Falmouth as the packet ship Marquis of Salisbury for Captain Sutton, launched in 1819 and acquired by the Royal Navy in July 1824.
On 16 October 1834, HMS Swallow capsized in the Gulf of Mexico. Her masts were cut off and her guns were thrown overboard before she was righted. She put in to Havana, Cuba for repairs.
She was sold by the Royal Navy in 1836 to the South Australian Company and was renamed South Australian. Chartered to carry free colonists and cargo to South Australia, sailed from Portsmouth under the command of Captain Alex. Allen, arriving in South Australia on 22 April 1837.
Fate
South Australian was wrecked in Rosetta Harbour, Encounter Bay on 8 December 1837, after she broke her anchor during a storm. The wreck site is reportedly located at 35°34′48″S 138°36′00″E.