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''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.〔("Duke of York - 27 July 1836" ), Passenger Ships Arriving in South Australia.〕 The ship dropped anchor at Nepean Bay.〔("Heritage—memories of scriptwriter Ellinor Walker" ), State Library of South Australia, 2001.〕 The settlers carried on board established Kingscote, the first free settlement in Australia.〔("Home" ), Kangaroo Island Council.〕 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.〔"The Man Who Hunted Whales - A Tale of Kangaroo Island and a Doomed Ship" (Heinrich, D ), 2011 , 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duke of York (1817 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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