HMS Sulphur

HMS Sulphur was a 10-gun of the British Royal Navy, famous as one of the ships in which Edward Belcher explored the Pacific coast of the Americas. Ship history Sulphur was launched in 1826, and in 1829 carried Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Irwin, officers, passengers and a detachment of troops from the 63rd Regiment of Foot to the Swan River Colony. On 23 July 1830 boats and men from and Sulphur pulled off the Parmelia Reef near the Swan River. Medina had grounded while delivering immigrants. Sulphur was converted into a survey ship in 1835 together with sailed to the Pacific Ocean. Captain Frederick Beechey commanded the expedition under orders to survey the Pacific coast "from Valparaíso to 63°30' N." By the time the ship reached Valparaíso on 9 June 1836 however, Beechey became too ill to continue leading the vessel and departed for the United Kingdom. Henry Kellett replaced Beechey and sailed for Panama City where the expedition waited for a replacement officer. Edward Belcher arrived at the port in March 1837 as the new officer and the expedition continued its operations, sailing for the Federal Republic of Central America.