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{{Quote|These old Navy ships were hulked out to hold prisoners until they were assigned a convict ship leaving for the colonies.| | {{Quote|These old Navy ships were hulked out to hold prisoners until they were assigned a convict ship leaving for the colonies.|Evie Frye on the prison hulks, 1888.|Prisoners|Prisoners}} | ||
A '''prison hulk''' was a [[Ship|vessel]], usually unseaworthy, that acted as a prison to hold convicts or [[Civilian|civil]] internees. At least two such vessels were beached at {{Wiki|Deptford}}, south-east of [[London]], in 1888. | A '''prison hulk''' was a [[Ship|vessel]], usually unseaworthy, that acted as a prison to hold convicts or [[Civilian|civil]] internees. At least two such vessels were beached at {{Wiki|Deptford}}, south-east of [[London]], in 1888. | ||
That year, the Deptford prison hulks were guarded by Chief Warder [[John Billingsworth]] | That year, the Deptford prison hulks were guarded by Chief Warder [[John Billingsworth]], a sympathizer and operative of [[Jack the Ripper]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Letters of Intent]]</ref> He was responsible for maintaining Jack's prisoners, and relished in the opportunities to maltreat and execute his detainees almost at will.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper'' – [[Prisoners]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Historically at least three separate [[Royal Navy]] | *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. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:17, 21 April 2021
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.[1] He was responsible for maintaining Jack's prisoners, and relished in the opportunities to maltreat and execute his detainees almost at will.[2]
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.
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – Letters of Intent
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – Prisoners