Salamander Ship Convict transport ship in the Third Fleet. Formerly a naval ship HMS Shark, then HMS Salamander, then sold by the Navy to become the merchant vessel Salamander. Later became a whaling ship in the South Seas. Milestone Constructed 1776 {"name":"Constructed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1776<\/span>"},"date_start":"1776","date_end":"1776"} Property Part of Third Fleet {"name":"Part of","target":"Third Fleet","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Type Ship {"name":"Ship","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}