the area's suitability for establishing a British colony there. The Success explored the coastal waters off the Swan, during which time Stirling renamed the island named "Isle Berthelot" by the French in 1801 to Carnac Island in honour of Rivett-Carnac. Stirling then formed a party to explore up the Swan River, leaving the Success under Rivett-Carnac's command. In April 1827, Rivett-Carnac received a military award and was promoted to Commander. Later that year, the Success spent two months in Penang, during which time sickness hit the crew. Rivett-Carnac was so ill that on 1 November he was sent home on half pay. In September 1830 he was appointed Second-Captain on the . After leaving the ship in January 1832 he did not go to sea again, settling in London. Rivett-Carnac was promoted to captain on 1 October 1837, rear admiral on 18 June 1857, and vice admiral on the Reserved List on 30 November 1863. He was promoted to full admiral on 8 April 1868, but died eight months later on 1 January 1869. Although widely referred to in Western Australian sources as "John Rivett Carnac", sources relating to his later career refer to him as "John Rivett-Carnac". It is known that some of his brothers adopted "Carnac" as a surname, treating the "Rivett" as an extra forename, and it is probable that John did the same in his early career, but reverted to the hyphenated surname in later life. References Further reading 1796 births 1869 deaths Explorers of Western Australia Military personnel from Mumbai Royal Navy admirals Royal Navy personnel of the Bombardment of Algiers (1816) Royal Navy personnel of the War of 1812 John