Title
Leg Irons a "Success" 1912
Caption
The Prison ship "Success" was “Constructed in built in Natmoo, Tenasserim, Burma in 1840. sold to London owners and made three voyages with emigrants to Australia during the 1840s. On 31 May 1852 the Success arrived at Melbourne with emigrants, and the crew deserted to the gold-fields, this being the height of the Victorian gold rush. Due to an increase in crime, prisons were overflowing and the Government of Victoria purchased large sailing ships to be employed as prison hulks. These included the Success. the ship ultimately became a museum and travelled the world displaying its methods of control and confinement.
Date
1912
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Reference
UMG20A71_406
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
17,2Mb (2,5Mb) / 10,0in x 6,7in / 3000 x 2000 (300dpi)