South Australian (clipper ship)

South Australian about 1870
History
United Kingdom
Name	South Australian
Owner	1868: Joseph Moore 1887: Ship South Australian Co Ltd
Operator	1868: Devitt & Moore 1887: William Woodside
Port of registry	1868: London 1887: Belfast
Builder	William Pile, Sunderland
Launched	24 February 1868
Completed	July 1868
Identification	UK official number 60837 code letters HFJC
Fate	Sunk 14 February 1889
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,040 GRT
Tons burthen	1,230 BM
Length	201.0 ft (61.3 m)
Beam	36.0 ft (11.0 m)
Depth	20.1 ft (6.1 m)
Sail plan	full-rigged ship

South Australian was a composite-hulled clipper ship that was built in Sunderland in 1868 and sank in the Bristol Channel in 1889. She was a successor to clippers St Vincent and City of Adelaide. For nearly two decades she voyaged annually between London and South Australia.