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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.|[[Evie Frye]] on the prison hulks, 1888.|Prisoners}} | {{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}} | ||
A '''prison hulk''' was a [[ | 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]] - 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. | 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.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]''</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:38, 7 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.