''Duke of York'' was a three-masted brig (later

barque A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts having the fore- and mainmasts rigged square and only the mizzen (the aftmost mast) rigged fore and aft. Sometimes, the mizzen is only partly fore-and-aft rigged, b ...

) launched in 1817 at

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as a Falmouth

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, sailing between

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, and Jamaica. In 1836 she brought settlers to

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for the

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. She was wrecked in 1837.

Career

''Duke of York'' first appeared in ''

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'' (''LR'') with "Price" (later J. Price), master and owner, and trade Falmouth–Jamaica. She was a Falmouth packet.''LR'' (1818), "Falmouth Packets", Seq.№7.
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Packet voyages

The list of voyages below is not complete. In addition to the voyages to North and South America, ''Duke of York'' may have sailed to the

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and other destinations. For instance, on 17 November 1819 ''Duke of York'' was at

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on her way to

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. Also, on the voyages to South America, ''Duke of York'' would have stopped at Madeira. *Captain Price sailed from Falmouth on 13 March 1818. ''Duke of York'' sailed to New York via

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, both on her outward and inward journeys, and arrived back at Falmouth on 15 June. *Captain Price sailed from Falmouth on 13 May 1819. ''Duke of York'' sailed to New York via Halifax both on her outward and inward journeys, and arrived back at Falmouth on 19 September. *Captain Price sailed from Falmouth on 13 August 1820. ''Duke of York'' sailed to New York via

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. From New York she sailed directly back to Falmouth, where she arrived on 9 March 1821. *''Duke of York'' sailed from Falmouth on 15 September 1821 and arrived at New York via Halifax. From New York she sailed directly back to Falmouth, where she arrived on 2 January 1821. *Captain Donnellan left Falmouth on 16 June 1824, bound for New York. ''Duke of York'' stopped at Halifax on the outward and inward leg of her voyage and arrived back at Falmouth on 21 October. *Captain Price left Falmouth on 25 April 1825, bound for

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and Montevideo. ''Duke of York'' returned to Falmouth on 25 September. *Captain Snell (acting) left Falmouth on 7 February 1826, bound for Buenos Aires and Montevideo. ''Duke of York'' returned to Falmouth on 1 July. *Captain Snell left Falmouth on 17 November 1826, bound for New York. ''Duke of York'' stopped at Halifax on the outward and inward leg of her voyage and arrived back at Falmouth on 8 March 1827. *Captain Snell left Falmouth on 23 April 1827, bound for Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo. ''Duke of York'' returned to Falmouth on 30 September. *Captain Sullivan (acting), left Falmouth on 8 April 1829, bound for Bermuda. ''Duke of York'' stopped at Halifax on the outward and inward leg of her voyage and arrived back at Falmouth on 15 July. *Captain Snell left on 19 November 1830, bound for Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Montevideo ad Rio again. She arrived back at Falmouth on 9 June 1831. *Captain Snell left Falmouth on 5 November 1831, bound for Bermuda. ''Duke of York'' stopped at Halifax on the outward and inward leg of her voyage and arrived back at Falmouth on 11 March 1832. *Captain Snell left Falmouth on 24 August 1832, bound for Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Montevideo ad Rio again. She arrived back at Falmouth on 5 February 1833. *Captain Snell left Falmouth on 5 July 1834 and arrived at Halifax on 2 August. ''Duke of York'' left Halifax on 14 August and arrived back at Falmouth on 1 September. *Captain James left Falmouth on 7 February 1835 and arrived at Halifax on 3 April. ''Duke of York'' arrived back at Falmouth on 8 May.

Immigrant voyage

Under the command of Captain

Robert Clark Morgan Robert Clark Morgan (13 March 1798 – 23 September 1864) was an English sea captain, whaler, diarist, and, in later life, a missionary. He captained the '' Duke of York'', bringing the first settlers to South Australia in 1836. His life in the ...

, and chartered by the

, ''Duke of York'' left London on 24 February 1836 as part of the "

First Fleet of South Australia In 1836, at least nine ships in 1836 carried the first European settlers from England to the south coast of Australia for the establishment of the City of Adelaide and the province of South Australia. Although not all of the ships sailed toge ...

", and arrived at

Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga (literally 'Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southwest ...

on 27 July 1836 after 154 days. The ship dropped anchor at

Nepean Bay Nepean Bay is a bay located on the north-east coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia about south-south-west of Adelaide. It was named by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders, after Sir Evan Nepean on 21 March 1 ...

. She carried 42 passengers, 38 adults and four children. The settlers established Kingscote, the first free settlement in Australia. ''Duke of York'' was the first pioneer ship to reach

with European settlers, as the start of the

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Whaling

Leaving the passengers on Kangaroo Island, ''Duke of York'' sailed on 20 September 1836 to hunt whales, without ever continuing to

Holdfast Bay The Holdfast Bay is a small bay in Gulf St Vincent, next to Adelaide, South Australia. Along its shores lie the local government area of the City of Holdfast Bay and the suburbs of Glenelg and Glenelg North European settlement on Holdfast Bay ...

. She called at

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from 27 September 1836 to 18 October to refresh and to proceed to the South Sea whaling grounds. On 10 February 1837 Morgan heard of the wreck of the schooner ''Active'' in the Fiji Islands. At

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they took on board her master, Captain Dixon, her mate, Willings, and the

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, Wilkey.

Shipwreck

''Duke of York'' was whaling up the coast of

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when she was shipwrecked off

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on 14 July 1837. Port Curtis is near current day Gladstone, Queensland. The whole ship's company was saved and got into three boats. They rowed and sailed 300 miles

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

, 14 miles from

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, where they arrived Saturday 26 August 1837 after a most uncomfortable time. On the way down Aboriginals killed an English crewman, George Glansford, of

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, and a

Rotuma Rotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets. The island group is home to a large and unique Polynesian indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognisable minority within the population of Fiji, known as " ...

h native boy, named Bob, when the boats put in for water. The steamer ''James Watt'' took Morgan, the mate, and nineteen survivors on to Sydney, leaving the remainder to follow in another vessel."The Man Who Hunted Whales – A Tale of Kangaroo Island and a Doomed Ship
Heinrich, D
, 2011 ,

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External links

Grave of Thomas Hudson BEARE

Grave of William Loose BEARE.

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