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1. Prison hulk.
	When the North American colonies declared their independence in 1776 and closed their ports to British convict ships, a crisis in the criminal...

2. The window into the port

3. They strung up George and flogged Jimmy.
	This shows the brutal side of Royal naval discipline and punishment. Many crimes, including mutiny and desertion, carried the death penalty in the...

4. *Launch of HMS Royal Albert* at Woolwich Dockyard, 13 May 1854.**
	The first-rate HMS 'Royal Albert', 131 Guns, was launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 13 May 1854. Queen Victoria presided over her launching ceremony...

5. Burial at sea.
	For every sailor who died at sea from the wounds and injuries they received in battle, hundreds more succumbed to diseases. The voyages of even small...

6. Longshoremen, by James Whistler.
	Longshoremen were labourers employed on the wharves loading and unloading vessels. Born in Massachusetts, Whistler was not strictly a marine painter,...

7. The Discovery convict ship at Deptford, by EW Cooke.
	While under construction as a merchant ship in a Thames yard, the 'Discovery' was purchased in November 1789 by the Admiralty, which was looking for...

8. Brigs becalmed off the Isle of Dogs, by Thomas Rowlandson.
	This image of brigs becalmed off the Isle of Dogs demonstrates one of the difficulties faced by sailing ships heading into and out of London. The...


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