1-157-997 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

On board a prison hulk, 1848. A warder watching prisoners entering their ward on board convict hulk 'Warrior' at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation. Prisoners were used as labourers in the navy dockyards. The hulks (tenders) were usually naval vessels that were no longer seaworthy. From The Illustrated London News, 1848.