# Cygnet (barque)

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Ship in the first fleet to South Australia

History United Kingdom Name Cygnet Owner Thomas Ward (from 1829) Builder John Gilmore and Company Launched 1827 General characteristics Tons burthen 238 tons Length 91 feet (27.7 m) Beam 24 feet (7.3 m) Draught 16 feet (4.9 m) Sail plan Barque

***Cygnet*** was a [barque](/source/Barque) built in 1827. It was 91 feet (27.7 m) long with a beam of 24 feet (7.3 m) and draught of 16 feet (4.9 m). It sailed as part of the [First Fleet of South Australia](/source/First_Fleet_of_South_Australia) in 1836.

*Cygnet* was built by John Gilmore and Company at Sulkea (across the [Hooghly River](/source/Hooghly_River) from [Calcutta](/source/Calcutta)) in India, and the primary material was [teak](/source/Teak). It first sailed from Calcutta to [Singapore](/source/Singapore) and [Batavia](/source/Batavia%2C_Dutch_East_Indies). It then traded to [Madras](/source/Madras) and [Bombay](/source/Bombay) before heading to [London](/source/London) under Captain Morce in 1829. It was bought by Thomas Ward and registered in London with John Rolls as master.[1]

*Cygnet* carried emigrants to the [Swan River Colony](/source/Swan_River_Colony), including [George Lazenby](/source/George_Lazenby_(cabinetmaker)) who arrived in January 1833.[2] Its next voyage was to [Van Diemen's Land](/source/Van_Diemen's_Land).[1]

*Cygnet* was chartered in 1836 by the [South Australian Colonization Commission](/source/South_Australian_Colonization_Commission) to carry emigrants including many of the surveying staff for the new [Colony of South Australia](/source/Colony_of_South_Australia), including deputy surveyor [George Strickland Kingston](/source/George_Strickland_Kingston) and assistant surveyor [B. T. Finniss](/source/B._T._Finniss).[1] *Cygnet* anchored in [Nepean Bay](/source/Nepean_Bay) on [Kangaroo Island](/source/Kangaroo_Island) on 11 September 1836, and moved on to [Holdfast Bay](/source/Holdfast_Bay) on 5 November 1836.[3]

*Cygnet* was posted at Port Lincoln to await the [*Buffalo*](/source/HMS_Buffalo_(1813)) carrying [Governor Hindmarsh](/source/John_Hindmarsh) to advise him that the new capital would be near Holdfast Bay and he should continue to there. Both ships then proceeded to Holdfast Bay together.[4]

## Legacy

The longest river on Kangaroo Island and the related locality of [Cygnet River](/source/Cygnet_River%2C_South_Australia) are both named after this ship.[5] The river empties into Nepean Bay.[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sext11_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sext11_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sext11_1-2) Sexton, Bob. ["Cygnet"](http://boundforsouthaustralia.com.au/journey-content/cygnet.html). *Bound for South Australia*. History Trust of South Australia, Government of South Australia. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200306032329/http://boundforsouthaustralia.com.au/journey-content/cygnet.html) from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DAAO_2-0)** Erickson, Dorothy (2010). ["George Lazenby"](http://www.daao.org.au/bio/george-lazenby/biography/). *Design and Art Australia Online*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["THE INFANCY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SETTLEMENT"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44579008). *[South Australian Register](/source/South_Australian_Register)*. South Australia. 27 July 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2020 – via Trove.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["PROCLAMATION DAY, 1836"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65061644). *[The Register (Adelaide)](/source/The_Register_(Adelaide))*. South Australia. 28 December 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 11 April 2020 – via Trove.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Place Names of South Australia"](https://manning.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/pn/c/c17.htm#cygnetR). *The Manning Index of South Australian History*. [State Library of South Australia](/source/State_Library_of_South_Australia). Retrieved 15 April 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Cygnet River Delta"](https://beachsafe.org.au/beach/sa/kangaroo-island/brownlow/cygnet-river-delta). *Beachsafe*. [Surf Life Saving Australia](/source/Surf_Life_Saving_Australia). Retrieved 15 April 2020.

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