Category:Swan (ship, 1816)

Swan (ship, 1816). The 323-ton Swan was a Hull boat built in 1816 and owned by Spyvee & Cooper. After a highly successful albeit routine working life, she became trapped in the ice in Baffin Bay in the winter of 1836-37 along with five other whalers. Their celebrated escape became the 'stuff of legend' and, in fact, Swan was the last to get free. When she finally limped back into Hull on 3rd July 1837, thousands turned out to greet her and her survival was considered the most miraculous in Arctic whaling history.