For other ships of the same name, see HMS Active

HMS Active

Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif: was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1758 and captured in 1778 by two French frigates off San Domingo. was a 14-gun brig-sloop launched in 1776 and captured in 1780 by the American privateer General Pickering off New York...

, USCGC Active

USCGC Active

USCGC Active has been the name of more than one vessel of the United States Coast Guard, and may refer to:, later WSC-125, a patrol boat in commission from 1926 to 1947 and from 1951 to 1962, a medium endurance cutter in commission since 1966...

, USRC Active

USRC Active

One of the first ten revenue cutters, Active may have been the second of the ten cutters to enter service. The Columbian Centinel on 30 April 1791 noted:...

, and USS Active

USS Active

USS Active may refer to:, was a brigantine-rigged packet launched in 1779 and captured by the British man-of-war HMS Proserpine on 23 March 1782., was a schooner purchased in 1837 and sold in 1838., was a harbor tug launched in 1888, sunk in 1926, then raised and sold in 1929., was a motorboat that...

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The Active was a ship that disappeared in the Tasman Sea

Tasman Sea

The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...

 in 1810.

The Active was a brigantine

Brigantine

In sailing, a brigantine or hermaphrodite brig is a vessel with two masts, only the forward of which is square rigged.-Origins of the term:...

 sealer

Sealer

-See also:*Seal *Sealing...

 under the command of Captain John Bader when it was driven ashore in Westernport Bay

Western Port

Western Port, is sometimes called "Western Port Bay", is a large tidal bay in southern Victoria, Australia opening into Bass Strait. It is the second largest bay in Victoria. Geographically, it is dominated by the two large islands; French Island and Phillip Island. Contrary to its name, it lies to...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 on 11 June 1809. No crew were lost and it was refloated and was sailed to Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, arriving on 24 July. It was repaired, including installing new masts. On 11 December 1809 the Active, again under the command of Bader and with a sealing party aboard, headed for the Open Bay Islands

Open Bay Islands

The Open Bay Islands are located off the south-west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The group comprises two main islands Taumaka and Popotai plus several smaller islets and rocks. They lie approximately offshore from the Okuru River mouth, near Haast and are owned by Poutini Ngai...

 on the west coast of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The sealing party was landed on a small island on 16 February 1810 then the Active set sail for Sydney and was never seen again.

The sealing party remained stranded until rescued in 1813 by the ship Governor Bligh, returning to Sydney on 15 December 1813.