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On the River Thames between Blckfriers Bridge and Greenwich
normally in one of the harbours near to the rising and/or an existing naval base - so places like cork, belfast, dublin etc. evry few harbours on the west coast were sheltered enough or big enough to be suitable bases. some of the ships were actually in wales or liverpool.
Wooden sailing vessels.
Many colonists perished on British prison ships due to overcrowding, poor sanitation, lack of adequate food and clean water, and exposure to harsh conditions. Diseases such as smallpox, dysentery, and typhus spread rapidly in the cramped quarters, leading to high mortality rates. Additionally, the neglect by British authorities and the brutal treatment of prisoners contributed to the suffering and death of many incarcerated colonists.
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.
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The term derives from the US Navy's use of twin mast sailing ships, or brigs, as prison ships.
Prison ships, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries, were notorious for their horrific conditions. Inmates faced overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, and a lack of proper food and medical care, leading to rampant disease and high mortality rates. Life on these ships was marked by extreme suffering, as prisoners endured harsh treatment from guards and the constant threat of death from illness or neglect. Overall, being confined to a prison ship was a brutal and dehumanizing experience.
Prison ships. Uncommon now but still used. One example is the prison barge in new York city.
The gardai are the Irish police.
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 ).
Ships shape like a fish because fish are ships shapes and the shapes of ships are fishes because the shape of ships is fish but fish are shapes that are also ships.
During the American Revolutionary War, it is estimated that around 11,000 to 12,000 Patriot prisoners of war were held on British prison ships in New York Harbor. The conditions on these ships were dire, leading to high mortality rates due to disease, malnutrition, and overcrowding. These ships became infamous for the suffering endured by the prisoners, with many dying before the war's end.