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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Marquis of Salisbury (1819–1824) |
| Owner | Captain Sutton (1819–1824) |
| Builder | Richard Symons,Little Falmouth |
| Laid down | 1817 |
| Launched | 1819 |
| Fate | Sold in 1824 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSSwallow |
| Acquired | July 1824 |
| Fate | Sold in 1836. |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | South Australian (1836–1837) |
| Owner | South Australian Company (1836–1837) |
| Fate | Wrecked in Rosetta Harbor,Encounter Bay on 8 December 1837 |
| Notes | Protected shipwreck site |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 236 (bm) |
| Length | 87 ft |
| Beam | 25 ft |
| Draught | 6 ft |
HMSSwallow was abrig-sloop of theRoyal Navy, built by Richard Symons,Little Falmouth as thepacket shipMarquis of Salisbury for Captain Sutton, launched in 1819 and acquired by the Royal Navy in July 1824.[1]
From 24 October 1821 her master was Lieutenant Thomas Baldock, RN. Lieutenant Smyth Griffith, RN, assumed command on 25 November 1831.[1]
On 16 October 1834, HMSSwallow capsized in theGulf of Mexico. Her masts were cut off and her guns were thrown overboard before she was righted. She put intoHavana, Cuba for repairs.[2]
The Royal Navy sold her in 1836 to theSouth Australian Company, who renamed herSouth Australian. Chartered to carry free colonists and cargo toSouth Australia, she sailed from Portsmouth under the command of Captain Alexander Allen, arriving in South Australia on 22 April 1837.
South Australian was wrecked in Rosetta Harbor,Encounter Bay on 8 December 1837, after she broke her anchor during a storm.[3][4]
The wreck site was located in April 2018 by a team including personnel from the following organizations – theDepartment for Environment and Water, theSilentworld Foundation, theSouth Australian Maritime Museum, theAustralian National Maritime Museum,Flinders University Maritime Archaeology Program and theMaP Fund.[5] On 5 July 2018, a protected zone was declared under the state'sHistoric Shipwrecks Act 1981 over the wreck site at35°34.641′S138°36.213′E / 35.577350°S 138.603550°E /-35.577350; 138.603550.[6]
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