Prison hulk 'Warrior' at Woolwich, London, 1848. Artist: Unknown

Prison hulk 'Warrior' at Woolwich, London, 1848. Artist: Unknown

1-158-000 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Prison hulk 'Warrior' at Woolwich, London, 1848. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation. Prisoners were used as labourers in the naval dockyards. Hulks (tenders) were usually old naval vessels that were no longer seaworthy. From The Illustrated London News, 1848.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Wood engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Greenwich Greenwich

  1. 51 29 00 N , 000 00 00 E

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Society & Culture Law & Crime

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3685x2845
File Size : 30,715kb


Aliases

  1. 006378
  1. 006378
  1. 0390005021
  1. 1-158-000
  1. 1158000
  1. 5021

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