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Prison Hulk Collection

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: 'The Devonshire' - Russian Prisoners between Decks, 1854. Creator: Unknown

"The Devonshire" - Russian Prisoners between Decks, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"The Devonshire" - Russian Prisoners between Decks, 1854. Prisoners of the Crimean War held on prison hulks on the River Medway in Kent

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: 'The Devonshire' Prison-ship, at Sheerness, 1854. Creator: Unknown

"The Devonshire" Prison-ship, at Sheerness, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"The Devonshire" Prison-ship, at Sheerness, 1854. Prisoners of war held on prison hulks on the River Medway in Kent

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: Russian Prisoners, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Russian Prisoners, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Russian Prisoners, 1854. Soldiers captured during the Crimean War, and held on prison hulks on the River Medway in Kent. During the voyage they held entirely aloof from each other - the Finlanders

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: Prison ships (hulks or tenders) in the Thames off the Tower of London, 1805

Prison ships (hulks or tenders) in the Thames off the Tower of London, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Prison ships (hulks or tenders) in the Thames off the Tower of London, 1805. Hulks were usually old naval vessels no longer considered seaworthy

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: Splendid Jem amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, Kent, 1821

Splendid Jem amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, Kent, 1821. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Splendid Jem, once a dashing hero in the Metropolis, recognised by Tom amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, 1821

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: Prison hulk at Deptford, London, c1826

Prison hulk at Deptford, London, c1826. These convict hulks were an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: Prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848

Prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: Convict ward on board the prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848

Convict ward on board the prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: Chapel on board the prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848

Chapel on board the prison hulk Warrior at Woolwich, London, 1848. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation

Background imagePrison Hulk Collection: On board a prison hulk, 1848

On board a prison hulk, 1848. A warder watching prisoners entering their ward on board convict hulk Warrior at Woolwich. This hulk held 600


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