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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 ).
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How many British prison ships were there?
109
Where were British prison ships often anchored during uprisings?
On the River Thames between Blckfriers Bridge and Greenwich
What were prison ships?
Ggghhh
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?
Ggghhh
What is it called when the British ships would not let the American ships out to sea?
the British blockade
How many prison ships invaded from England?
Three
How did the british responded to raids on their ship?
the British responded to the raids on their ships because they captured americans ships and faced them into the british navy.
What ship did the African's travel in?
british ships,and french ships.
Where americans ships deafeted a larger british fleet is?
The Aamericans ships defeated a larger British fleet in Yorktown.
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.
