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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 like?
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How many British prison ships were there?
109
How many prison ships invaded from England?
Three
What are two diseases that were easily spread on prison ships?
scurvy
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.
What ship carries convincts?
Prison ships. Uncommon now but still used. One example is the prison barge in new York city.
What did the prisoners of the prison ships call the guards garda etc?
The gardai are the Irish police.
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 ).
Where were British prison ships often anchored during uprisings?
On the River Thames between Blckfriers Bridge and Greenwich
What is the reason for prison hulks?
To provide readily available and relocatable accommodation for prisoners when the jails were overflowing and exporting them to America was stopped by the War of Independence, decommissioned ships were used.
Did Elizabeth Burgin help with The American Revolutionary War?
Yes, she helped American prisoners escape from the British prison ships.
