 On one of these voyages, following the intervention of Caroline Chisholm, "Success" sailed into Sydney town just the week before Christmas 1849 with families who had survived the Great Famine.On 31 May 1852, "Success" arrived at Melbourne 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.