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*Historically at least three separate [[Royal Navy]] warships - {{Wiki|HMS Discovery (1789)|HMS ''Discovery''}}, {{Wiki|HMS Levan (1813)|HMS ''Levan''}}, and HMS ''Thames'' - served as prison hulks stationed at Deptford, though all three had been completely decommissioned by 1864. | *Historically at least three separate [[Royal Navy]] warships - {{Wiki|HMS Discovery (1789)|HMS ''Discovery''}}, {{Wiki|HMS Levan (1813)|HMS ''Levan''}}, and HMS ''Thames'' - served as prison hulks stationed at Deptford, though all three had been completely decommissioned by 1864. | ||
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Revision as of 17:39, 12 February 2019
A prison hulk was a vessel, usually unseaworthy, that acted as a prison to hold convicts or civil internees. At least two such vessels were beached at Deptford, south-east of London, in 1888.
That year, the Deptford prison hulks were guarded by Chief Warder John Billingsworth - a sympathizer and operative of Jack the Ripper - who was responsible for maintaining Jack's prisoners; a job he relished for allowing him the opportunity to maltreat and execute his detainees almost at will.[1]
Trivia
- Historically at least three separate Royal Navy warships - HMS Discovery, HMS Levan, and HMS Thames - served as prison hulks stationed at Deptford, though all three had been completely decommissioned by 1864.