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1. Prison ship York at Portsmouth Harbour.
*Prison ship York at Portsmouth Harbour. The 74-gun third-rate HMS 'York' (1743 tons) was launched in 1807. She was first posted to the West Indies and was involved in the capture of the...
2. Prison hulk.
*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...
 
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