1910 old articles of punishment being displayed aboard the Ship 'Success' including the Iron Maiden (centre) - The Success was an Australian ship, built in 1840 at Natmoo, Burma, for Cockerell & Co. of Calcutta. Originally a merchant trader she was used as a prison hulk but was never never actually used for the transportation of convicts (though she was advertised as such when later used as a floating museum and billed as the oldest ship afloat). She was then displaying relics of the convict era & reconstructions of punishments taking place.) She was destroyed in 1946 by fire.

1910  old articles of punishment being displayed aboard the Ship 'Success'  including the Iron Maiden (centre)   -  The Success was an Australian  ship, built in 1840 at Natmoo, Burma, for Cockerell & Co. of Calcutta. Originally  a merchant trader she was used as a prison hulk but was never never actually used for the transportation of convicts (though she was advertised as such when  later used as a floating museum and billed as the oldest ship afloat). She was then displaying  relics of the convict era & reconstructions of punishments taking place.) She was destroyed in 1946 by fire. Stock Photo
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Colin Waters / Alamy Stock Photo

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2CFXT71

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5315 x 2917 px | 45 x 24.7 cm | 17.7 x 9.7 inches | 300dpi

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7 September 2020

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