HMS Jersey - Revision history

Soranin at 23:03, 5 May 2026

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	[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]		[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]
	'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[~~Ships\|~~ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[ship]] located in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

	==History==		==History==
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	In the harbor, decommissioned war ships were put to use as prison ships, the most well-known being HMS ''Jersey''. The ''Jersey'' had – and earned – the nickname "Hell." Conditions below decks (where the prisoners were kept) were crowded – a thousand men crammed together without light, sanitation, or proper ventilation.<ref name="Database" />		In the harbor, decommissioned war ships were put to use as prison ships, the most well-known being HMS ''Jersey''. The ''Jersey'' had – and earned – the nickname "Hell." Conditions below decks (where the prisoners were kept) were crowded – a thousand men crammed together without light, sanitation, or proper ventilation.<ref name="Database" />

	In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s [[Mercenaries\|mercenaries]], who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>		In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s [[Mercenaries\|mercenaries]], who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' – [[Laid to Rest]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
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	{{DEFAULTSORT:Jersey, HMS}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Jersey, HMS}}
			[[Category:Ships]]
	[[Category:Royal Navy warships]]		[[Category:Royal Navy warships]]
	[[Category:Prisons]]		[[Category:Prisons]]

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	{{Era\|Transportation}}{{WP-REAL\|HMS Jersey (1736)}}
	[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]		[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]
	'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

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	{{WP-REAL\|HMS Jersey (1736)}}
	[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]		[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]
	'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

imported>Lady Kyashira at 15:57, 31 March 2019

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		{{Reflist}}
	{{DEFAULTSORT:Jersey, HMS}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Jersey, HMS}}
	[[Category:Royal Navy warships]]		[[Category:Royal Navy warships]]
	[[Category:Prisons]]		[[Category:Prisons]]

imported>RebeccaAWB: Heading fix, replaced: ==Appearance== → ==Appearances==, ==Reference== → ==References==

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	In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s [[Mercenaries\|mercenaries]], who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>		In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s [[Mercenaries\|mercenaries]], who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
	{{DEFAULTSORT:Jersey, HMS}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Jersey, HMS}}
	[[Category:Royal Navy warships]]		[[Category:Royal Navy warships]]
	[[Category:Prisons]]		[[Category:Prisons]]

imported>Lady Kyashira: Not relevant to the article.

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	==History==		==History==
	As a result of the Revolutionary War, the [[British Army]] took so many prisoners that they quickly ran out of space to hold them all. Prisons in New York, like [[Bridewell Prison\|Bridewell]], were full, so the British took to using sugar houses and pro-rebel churches in the city.		As a result of the Revolutionary War, the [[British Army]] took so many prisoners that they quickly ran out of space to hold them all. Prisons in New York, like [[Bridewell Prison\|Bridewell]], were full, so the British took to using sugar houses and pro-rebel churches in the city.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: HMS Jersey]]</ref>

	In the harbor, decommissioned war ships were put to use as prison ships, the most well-known being HMS ''Jersey''. The ''Jersey'' had – and earned – the nickname "Hell." Conditions below decks (where the prisoners were kept) were crowded – a thousand men crammed together without light, sanitation, or proper ventilation.		In the harbor, decommissioned war ships were put to use as prison ships, the most well-known being HMS ''Jersey''. The ''Jersey'' had – and earned – the nickname "Hell." Conditions below decks (where the prisoners were kept) were crowded – a thousand men crammed together without light, sanitation, or proper ventilation.<ref name="Database" />

	~~About a dozen prisoners died every day – from smallpox~~, ~~yellow fever~~, ~~malnutrition~~, and ~~torture by~~ the ~~guards~~. ~~The British sentiment was that the rebels were traitors and didn~~'~~t deserve any better.~~		In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s [[Mercenaries\|mercenaries]], who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III''</ref>

	~~In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey~~''~~, where he overheard a conversation between the captain and~~ [[~~Charles Lee]]~~'s ~~[[Mercenaries\|mercenaries~~]]~~, who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.~~		==Appearance==
			''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
	At least 11,000 people died on board prison ships – more than the rest of the war put together. After the British [[Evacuation Day\|left]] New York, the [[United States]] [[Continental Navy\|Navy]] found mass graves in the mud at the edge of the harbor. Those remains have since been placed under a monument in Brooklyn, where Fort Putnam used to be.

	==Reference==		==Reference==

imported>Nanomat: Adding categories

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imported>Piero.schiavone1994 at 16:53, 10 May 2018

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imported>Evandrus Primæ at 02:39, 13 October 2016

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	[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]		[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]
	'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Ships\|~~prison~~ ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

	==History==		==History==
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	About a dozen prisoners died every day – from smallpox, yellow fever, malnutrition, and torture by the guards. The British sentiment was that the rebels were traitors and didn't deserve any better.		About a dozen prisoners died every day – from smallpox, yellow fever, malnutrition, and torture by the guards. The British sentiment was that the rebels were traitors and didn't deserve any better.

	In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s mercenaries, who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.		In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s [[Mercenaries\|mercenaries]], who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.

	At least 11,000 people died on board prison ships – more than the rest of the war put together. After the British left New York, the [[United States]] Navy found mass graves in the mud at the edge of the harbor. Those remains have since been placed under a monument in Brooklyn, where Fort Putnam used to be.		At least 11,000 people died on board prison ships – more than the rest of the war put together. After the British [[Evacuation Day\|left]] New York, the [[United States]] [[Continental Navy\|Navy]] found mass graves in the mud at the edge of the harbor. Those remains have since been placed under a monument in Brooklyn, where Fort Putnam used to be.

	==Reference==		==Reference==

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	'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Ships\|prison ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[Ships\|prison ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

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	About a dozen prisoners died every day – from smallpox, yellow fever, malnutrition, and torture by the guards. The British sentiment was that the rebels were traitors and didn't deserve any better.		About a dozen prisoners died every day – from smallpox, yellow fever, malnutrition, and torture by the guards. The British sentiment was that the rebels were traitors and didn't deserve any better.

	In 1782, the [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|~~Assassin~~ Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s mercenaries, who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.		In 1782, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Connor]] infiltrated HMS ''Jersey'', where he overheard a conversation between the captain and [[Charles Lee]]'s mercenaries, who were trying to acquire soldiers for their master. Connor assassinated the captain without anyone noticing and then escaped from the prison ship.

	At least 11,000 people died on board prison ships – more than the rest of the war put together. After the British left New York, the [[United States]] Navy found mass graves in the mud at the edge of the harbor. Those remains have since been placed under a monument in Brooklyn, where Fort Putnam used to be.		At least 11,000 people died on board prison ships – more than the rest of the war put together. After the British left New York, the [[United States]] Navy found mass graves in the mud at the edge of the harbor. Those remains have since been placed under a monument in Brooklyn, where Fort Putnam used to be.
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	{{DEFAULTSORT:Jersey, HMS}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Jersey, HMS}}
	[[Category:Royal Navy warships~~\|Jersey, HMS]]~~		[[Category:Royal Navy warships]]
	~~[[Category:Landmarks in New York City~~]]

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	[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]		[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]
	'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].

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	{{WP-REAL\|HMS Jersey (1736)}}
	[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]		[[File:ACIII-HMSJersey.png\|thumb\|250px\|HMS ''Jersey'']]
	'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''HMS ''Jersey''''' was a [[United Kingdom\|British]] prison [[Ships\|ship]] in the [[New York City\|New York]] harbor during the [[American Revolutionary War]].