Item #62712 British Convict Ship "Success" Oldest Ship Afloat

British Convict Ship "Success" Oldest Ship Afloat

Item #62712

(CONVICT SHIP). British Convict Ship "Success" Oldest Ship Afloat, Launched at Moulmein, Burmah, 1790. Set of 10 postcards with different views of the Success. Two cards have messages on verso, else a very good or better set. The Success was built at Moulmein in 1790 as a merchant vessel. In 1802 she became the first ship to transport convicts to Australia. In 1851 she vecame a receiving prison in Hudson's Bay, Australia. Scuttle in Sydney Harbor in 1885, she was raised in 1890 as a historical artifact.

Price: $50.00

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