Swiftsure (brig)

Swiftsure was a 337-ton brig that was built in 1811 as Inconstant. In 1815, she was used by Napoleon to escape from exile on Elba. She was later seized by the British as a prize of war. Swiftsure was wrecked off the coast of Queensland in 1831.

Description
The ship was assessed at 337 tons Builder's Old Measurement. A single decked ship, she was rigged as a brig. Fully laden, she had a draught of 14 ft.

History
The ship was built in 1811 as Inconstant for a French owner. on 26 February 1815, Inconstant was used by Napoleon to escape from exile in Elba.

By 1828, Inconstant had been seized by the British as a prize of war. She was renamed Swiftsure and put into service between the United Kingdom, New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Sometime before 10 July 1831, she was wrecked in the Torres Strait 7 km off the Cape York Peninsula, near the mouth of the Lockhart River.

The wreck of the vessel was discovered in November 2014. The discovery was officially announced in June 2015.