Convicts on ships, particularly during the transportation era, used a makeshift toilet system known as a "head," which was often a simple platform over the side of the ship. This area lacked privacy and was typically located at the bow, where the ship's movement helped to manage waste. Conditions were cramped and unsanitary, leading to significant health issues among the convicts during long voyages. Some ships also had limited facilities below deck, but these were often inadequate for the number of people on board.
The convicts used buckets. The officers and marines had more civilised circumstances, but certainly not toilets as we know them today. The toilets were simple wooden seats over holes that emptied straight into the ocean.
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No. The Endeavour was purely a ship of exploration.
The number of convicts on each ship varied depending on the voyage and the specific transport ship used. For example, the First Fleet, which arrived in Australia in 1788, carried around 730 convicts across its 11 ships. Subsequent fleets also had varying numbers, typically ranging from 200 to over 500 convicts per ship. Detailed records of each voyage provide specific counts for individual ships.
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The Lady Penrhyn had only female convicts. The ship carried 101 female convicts.
they just stayed in their cell and got to go deck for fresh air
there were about 2,056 in friend ship
The convicts used buckets. The officers and marines had more civilised circumstances, but certainly not toilets as we know them today. The toilets were simple wooden seats over holes that emptied straight into the ocean.
Slaves would go to the bathroom outside of the ship and into the water.
The ships which housed convicts in England during the 1700s were called hulks.
0 it was a store ship
The term "head" to refer to a ship's toilet and that is a good place to do it.
The Scarborough, a transport ship that carried convicts to Australia, set sail in 1786 with 208 male convicts on board. The ship was part of the First Fleet, which established the first European settlement in Australia at Port Jackson. The journey was challenging, and a number of convicts did not survive the voyage.
No. The Endeavour was purely a ship of exploration.
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The Alexander was the largest of the convict transport ships, and it carried almost 200 male convicts.