HMS Success (1825)
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HMS Success was an Atholl-class
28-gun sixth-rate
wooden sailing ship notable for exploring Western Australia
and the Swan River
in 1827 as well as being one of the first ships to arrive at the fledgling Swan River Colony
two years later, at which time she ran aground off Carnac Island
.
in August 1823 and she was launched on 31 August 1825. She was 114 ft (34.7 m) and 32 ft (9.8 m), and was a sixth-rate ship with 28 guns, including twenty 32-pounders.
She was sent by the Royal Navy
on a mission to New South Wales and Melville Island. She made an expedition to the Swan River
in 1827, arriving there in early March. Captain James Stirling
was in command. There is a record of the expedition, An account of the expedition of H.M.S. 'Success', Captain James Stirling, RN., from Sydney, to the Swan River, in 1827 by the ship's clerk, Augustus Gilbert. Another account The visit of Charles Fraser (the colonial botanist of New South Wales) : to the Swan River in 1827, with his opinion on the suitableness of the district for a settlement was published in 1832.
On 3 December 1829 Success was grounded on Carnac Reef. She was dismantled and repaired, with assistance from HMS Cruizer.
In 1832 Success was engaged in harbour service. In January 1840, Success was a receiving ship in Portsmouth
. She was broken up in 1849.
Success Bank
, the suburb of Success
and a number of other features in Western Australia are named after the ship.
Atholl class corvette
The Atholl-class corvettes were a series of fourteen Royal Navy sailing sixth-rate post ships built to an 1817 design by the Surveyors of the Navy...
28-gun sixth-rate
Sixth-rate
Sixth rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for small warships mounting between 20 and 24 nine-pounder guns on a single deck, sometimes with guns on the upper works and sometimes without.-Rating:...
wooden sailing ship notable for exploring Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
and the Swan River
Swan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
in 1827 as well as being one of the first ships to arrive at the fledgling Swan River Colony
Swan River Colony
The Swan River Colony was a British settlement established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. The name was a pars pro toto for Western Australia. In 1832, the colony was officially renamed Western Australia, when the colony's founding Lieutenant-Governor, Captain James Stirling,...
two years later, at which time she ran aground off Carnac Island
Carnac Island
Carnac Island is a 19 ha, A Class, island nature reserve about 10 km south-west of Fremantle in Western Australia.-History:In 1803, French explorer Louis de Freycinet, captain of the Casuarina, named the island Île Pelée . It was also known as Île Lévilian and later Île Berthelot...
.
History
Her keel was laid at Pembroke DockPembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...
in August 1823 and she was launched on 31 August 1825. She was 114 ft (34.7 m) and 32 ft (9.8 m), and was a sixth-rate ship with 28 guns, including twenty 32-pounders.
She was sent by the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
on a mission to New South Wales and Melville Island. She made an expedition to the Swan River
Swan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
in 1827, arriving there in early March. Captain James Stirling
James Stirling (Australian governor)
Admiral Sir James Stirling RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia...
was in command. There is a record of the expedition, An account of the expedition of H.M.S. 'Success', Captain James Stirling, RN., from Sydney, to the Swan River, in 1827 by the ship's clerk, Augustus Gilbert. Another account The visit of Charles Fraser (the colonial botanist of New South Wales) : to the Swan River in 1827, with his opinion on the suitableness of the district for a settlement was published in 1832.
On 3 December 1829 Success was grounded on Carnac Reef. She was dismantled and repaired, with assistance from HMS Cruizer.
In 1832 Success was engaged in harbour service. In January 1840, Success was a receiving ship in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
. She was broken up in 1849.
Success Bank
Success Bank
Success Bank is a sandbank in Cockburn Sound, off Fremantle, Western Australia. It is about deep and is just to the south of the main shipping channel of Gage Roads....
, the suburb of Success
Success, Western Australia
Success is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.The name Success comes from Captain James Stirling's ship HMS Success....
and a number of other features in Western Australia are named after the ship.