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How many prison ships came to the Australia when the aboriginal people were there?
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There were 579 men convicts at Portsmouth and 543 at Port Jackson known as Sydney]
There was 193 Women convicts at Portsmouth and 189 At Port Jackson
Finally there was 14 children convicts at Portsmouth and 18 at Port Jackson
There was a total of about 160,000 during the period between 1788 and 1868 .
The majority of the 165,000 convicts transported to Australia were poor and stole for the money or food because if they didn't then their family would die of Starvation
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In the book Great Expectations what are the prison ships called?
The prison ships in "Great Expectations" are called the "Hulks." These were decommissioned ships used as floating prisons for convicts in England during the 18th and 19th centuries.
What were prison ships?
Ggghhh
What were prison ships like?
Ggghhh
How many British prison ships were there?
109
What is the origin of the word pom?
The word pom is an acronym for Prisoner of Millbank. Prisoners bound for Australia were transported from Millbank Prison (on the Thames). Transportation ships had the initials POM on the stern.
What website ships costumes to Australia?
NYC Party costumes sells online and ships daily to Australia
How many ships came to Australia in 1788?
Eleven ships came to Australia with the First Fleet of convicts in 1788.
How many prison ships invaded from England?
Three
What was the purpose of british prison ships?
British prison ships were a common form of internment in Britain and elsewhere in the 18th and 19th centuries. Charles F. Campbell writes that around 40 ships of the British Navy were converted for use as prison hulks. One was established at Gibraltar, others at Bermuda, at Antigua, and off Brooklyn in Wallabout Bay and Sheerness. Other hulks were anchored off Woolwich, Portsmouth, Chatham, Deptford, and Plymouth[3]. Private companies owned and operated the hulks holding prisoners bound for penal transportation. Prison ships were also used to detain prisoners-of-war during the revolutionary wars and the Napoleonic wars. ( Wikipedia ).
What are two diseases that were easily spread on prison ships?
scurvy
What was the first fleet of ships called that landed in australia?
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
Where did the word BRIG derive from as far as being used when refering to military prison?
The term derives from the US Navy's use of twin mast sailing ships, or brigs, as prison ships.
