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What are two diseases that were easily spread on prison ships?
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How pandemic transmitted?
Previously diseases became pandemic by transmission through ships. Now they rapidly spread through aeroplane.
Why were cats used in worldwar1?
Cats were used on ships and in trenches for hunting the rats. They fed on dead soldiers bodies and spread diseases.
How did they use cats on pirate ships?
To catch mice so that these rodents didn't eat all the food on board/spread diseases etc
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
How many prison ships invaded from England?
Three
Did diseases such as smallpox and the flux frequently deal mortal blows to both the cargoes and the crews of slave ships?
yes it would infect one person and soon it would spread to the rest of the ship
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 diseases were common on board coffin ships?
typhus from the water
What ship carries convincts?
Prison ships. Uncommon now but still used. One example is the prison barge in new York city.
