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launched in 1807 at
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British Empire. In 1798 the hulks held more than 1,400 out of about 1,900 people waiting for transportation to Australia. Most British prison hulks were decommissioned in the 19th century, although suspected and convicted criminals are still confined aboard ships on occasion for various
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prison ship, at
Gillingham, for drunkenness and neglect of duty, ungentlemanlike conduct, embezzlement of stores, tyranny, and oppression, but the charges being malicious and ill founded, they were acquitted. In 1803 was stationed in the Humber as Guardship and in 1807 she was fitted out as sheer
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Members of Parliament deplored the hulks the 1776 Act lasted for 80 years. Parliament regularly renewed the Act and even extended its
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was a 64-gun third rate ship launched in 1782. She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1798, used as a powder hulk from 1802 until 1806, and then restored to a prison ship until being put in ordinary in 1815. She was broken up in 1816.
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2710:"The Floating Prison: The Remarkable Account of Nine Years' Captivity on the British Prison Hulks During the Napoleonic Wars", by Louis Garneray & Richard Rose (Conway Maritime Press, 2003).
1721:) that a Massachusetts privateer captured and the Royal Navy recaptured. She transported prisoners from the American colonies to Halifax and then remained there as a prison ship.
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Hospital Ship (death on board of POW Pascal FURIC, a French sailor, "phthisis pulmonalis", on 6 May 1811) ref.: TNA ADM 103/357.
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2699:"The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850", by Brian Lavery (Conway Maritime Press, 2003).
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2721:"The Intolerable Hulks: British Shipboard Confinement (1776–1857)", by Charles F. Campbell (Fenestar Books, Tucson, AZ, 2001).
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199:Convicts breaking up the prison hulk York (1807)
153:The forbidding form of the beached convict hulk
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1309:
1308:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1284:
1283:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1241:
1240:
1230:
1221:
1218:
1209:
1208:
1196:
1191:
1188:
1178:
1177:
1160:
1155:
1152:
1146:(Formerly HMS
1138:
1137:
1111:
1102:
1099:
1090:
1089:
1051:
1046:
1043:
1034:
1033:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1005:
1004:
990:
985:
982:
973:
972:
958:
949:
946:
937:
936:
903:
898:
895:
886:
885:
875:
866:
863:
854:
853:
843:
841:
838:
829:
828:
818:
809:
806:
797:
796:
790:
785:
782:
773:
772:
758:
753:
750:
741:
740:
733:
728:
723:
714:
713:
688:
683:
680:
671:
670:
656:
651:
648:
639:
638:
628:
623:
620:
611:
610:
596:
591:
588:
582:
581:
559:
550:
547:
538:
537:
515:
506:
503:
494:
493:
483:
478:
475:
466:
465:
455:
450:
447:
438:
437:
427:
425:
422:
413:
412:
394:
389:
386:
377:
376:
351:
343:
340:
331:
330:
316:
311:
308:
299:
298:
279:
277:
274:
265:
264:
261:
258:
255:
247:
246:
226:
224:
143:penal colonies
115:
112:
87:
84:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2832:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2811:
2808:
2806:
2803:
2801:
2798:
2796:
2795:Convict ships
2793:
2792:
2790:
2780:
2776:
2775:Reformatories
2773:
2770:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2755:
2754:
2750:
2744:
2738:
2734:
2729:
2726:
2723:
2720:
2717:
2713:
2709:
2706:
2705:0-85177-252-8
2702:
2698:
2694:
2688:
2684:
2683:
2678:
2674:
2673:
2669:
2659:
2657:
2655:
2653:
2651:
2649:
2647:
2645:
2643:
2639:
2635:
2631:
2627:
2622:
2619:
2616:
2612:
2608:
2602:
2599:
2593:
2590:
2587:, 2 June 2008
2586:
2582:
2577:
2574:
2568:
2565:
2558:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2530:
2526:
2518:
2515:was a 74-gun
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2500:
2495:
2494:
2490:
2486:
2483:was a 36-gun
2482:
2479:
2477:
2474:
2471:
2469:
2468:
2463:
2462:
2458:
2454:
2451:was a 74-gun
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2436:
2431:
2430:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2415:
2413:
2412:
2407:
2406:
2402:
2398:
2397:
2391:
2388:was a 40-gun
2387:
2384:
2382:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2373:
2368:
2367:
2363:
2360:was a 46 gun
2359:
2356:
2354:
2350:
2347:
2344:
2342:
2341:
2336:
2335:
2331:
2328:was a 38-gun
2327:
2324:
2322:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2313:
2308:
2307:
2303:
2299:
2295:
2292:was a 98-gun
2291:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2277:
2272:
2271:
2267:
2266:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2246:
2241:
2240:
2236:
2232:
2229:
2227:
2224:
2221:
2219:
2218:
2213:
2212:
2208:
2204:
2201:was a 32-gun
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2186:
2181:
2180:
2176:
2173:was a 74-gun
2172:
2169:
2167:
2164:
2161:
2159:
2158:
2153:
2152:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2134:
2129:
2128:
2124:
2123:
2117:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2106:
2101:
2100:
2096:
2092:
2088:
2087:
2082:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2069:
2066:
2063:
2061:
2060:
2055:
2054:
2050:
2047:was a 12-gun
2046:
2043:
2041:
2038:
2036:
2035:
2030:
2029:
2025:
2021:
2018:
2016:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2007:
2002:
2001:
1997:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1979:
1974:
1973:
1969:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1958:
1956:
1955:
1950:
1949:
1945:
1942:was a 50-gun
1941:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1927:
1922:
1921:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1903:
1899:
1898:
1895:
1891:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1873:
1868:
1867:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1849:
1844:
1843:
1839:
1835:
1831:
1828:was a 36-gun
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1816:
1811:
1810:
1806:
1803:was a 32-gun
1802:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1792:
1791:
1786:
1785:
1781:
1777:
1773:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1758:
1753:
1752:
1748:
1745:was a 74-gun
1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1730:
1725:
1724:
1720:
1717:of 150 tons (
1716:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1698:
1694:
1693:
1689:
1685:
1682:was a 64-gun
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1667:
1662:
1661:
1657:
1653:
1649:
1646:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1628:
1623:
1622:
1618:
1614:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1601:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1592:
1587:
1586:
1582:
1578:
1574:
1570:
1566:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1554:
1549:
1548:
1544:
1540:
1537:was a 60-gun
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1522:
1517:
1516:
1512:
1508:
1504:
1503:
1497:
1493:
1489:
1488:East Indiaman
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1471:
1466:
1465:
1461:
1457:
1453:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1438:
1433:
1432:
1428:
1425:was a 74-gun
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1413:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1399:
1396:was a 46-gun
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1375:
1371:
1368:was a 14-gun
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1356:
1351:
1350:
1346:
1342:
1338:
1337:
1332:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1316:
1311:
1310:
1306:
1303:was a 90-gun
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1291:
1286:
1285:
1280:
1276:
1275:
1269:
1265:
1261:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1248:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1216:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1203:was a 74-gun
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1180:
1179:
1175:
1171:
1168:was a 74-gun
1167:
1166:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1149:
1145:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1131:
1127:
1120:
1116:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1086:
1080:
1077:, and in the
1076:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1041:
1036:
1035:
1031:
1027:
1024:was a 74-gun
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1012:
1007:
1006:
1002:
998:
994:
991:
989:
986:
983:
981:
980:
975:
974:
970:
966:
962:
959:
957:
953:
950:
947:
945:
944:
939:
938:
934:
930:
926:
922:
921:
915:
911:
910:East Indiaman
907:
904:
902:
899:
896:
894:
893:
888:
887:
883:
879:
876:
874:
870:
867:
864:
862:
861:
856:
855:
851:
848:was a 74-gun
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
836:
831:
830:
826:
823:was a 74-gun
822:
819:
817:
813:
810:
807:
805:
804:
799:
798:
794:
791:
789:
786:
783:
781:
780:
775:
774:
770:
766:
763:was a 74-gun
762:
759:
757:
754:
751:
749:
748:
743:
742:
737:
734:
732:
729:
724:
722:
721:
716:
715:
711:
707:
706:
700:
696:
695:East Indiaman
692:
689:
687:
684:
681:
679:
678:
673:
672:
668:
664:
661:was a 50-gun
660:
657:
655:
652:
649:
647:
646:
641:
640:
636:
633:was a 32-gun
632:
629:
627:
624:
621:
619:
618:
613:
612:
608:
604:
600:
597:
595:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
579:
575:
574:
568:
564:
560:
558:
554:
551:
548:
546:
545:
540:
539:
535:
531:
530:
524:
520:
516:
514:
510:
507:
504:
502:
501:
496:
495:
491:
488:was a 74-gun
487:
484:
482:
479:
476:
474:
473:
468:
467:
463:
459:
456:
454:
451:
448:
446:
445:
440:
439:
435:
432:was a 64-gun
431:
428:
426:
423:
421:
420:
415:
414:
410:
406:
402:
399:was a 74-gun
398:
395:
393:
390:
387:
385:
384:
379:
378:
374:
370:
366:
363:
359:
355:
352:
350:
347:
346:Belfast Lough
344:
341:
339:
338:
333:
332:
328:
324:
321:was a 50-gun
320:
317:
315:
312:
309:
307:
306:
301:
300:
296:
295:
290:
287:
283:
280:
278:
275:
273:
272:
267:
266:
262:
259:
256:
253:
252:
243:
234:
230:
227:This list is
225:
218:
217:
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
190:
186:
182:
178:
171:
167:
163:
159:
158:
151:
147:
144:
140:
135:
133:
129:
125:
121:
113:
111:
108:
106:
102:
98:
94:
85:
83:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
61:
57:
53:
46:
42:
38:
37:
31:
27:
19:
2800:Prison ships
2732:
2680:
2625:
2621:
2606:
2601:
2592:
2585:The Guardian
2584:
2576:
2567:
2538:Convict ship
2512:
2498:
2488:
2480:
2466:
2448:
2434:
2424:
2410:
2400:
2395:
2385:
2371:
2357:
2339:
2325:
2311:
2289:
2275:
2264:
2258:
2244:
2230:
2216:
2198:
2184:
2170:
2156:
2146:
2132:
2121:
2115:
2104:
2094:
2090:
2085:
2076:
2058:
2044:
2033:
2019:
2005:
1991:
1977:
1967:
1953:
1939:
1925:
1915:
1901:
1893:
1885:
1871:
1861:
1847:
1833:
1825:
1814:
1800:
1789:
1779:
1767:
1756:
1742:
1728:
1711:Lord Stanley
1710:
1697:Lord Stanley
1696:
1679:
1665:
1640:
1626:
1608:
1590:
1580:
1576:
1568:
1564:
1552:
1534:
1520:
1510:
1506:
1501:
1491:
1483:
1469:
1459:
1455:
1451:
1436:
1422:
1411:
1393:
1379:
1365:
1354:
1344:
1340:
1335:
1331:sloop of war
1326:
1314:
1300:
1289:
1278:
1273:
1267:
1263:
1259:
1246:
1236:
1232:
1214:
1199:
1183:
1173:
1164:
1147:
1143:
1125:
1124:s flagship,
1095:
1084:
1082:
1058:
1054:
1039:
1029:
1021:
1010:
992:
978:
968:
964:
960:
942:
932:
928:
919:
913:
905:
891:
877:
859:
845:
834:
820:
802:
792:
778:
768:
760:
746:
735:
719:
709:
704:
701:, and named
690:
676:
666:
658:
644:
630:
616:
606:
602:
598:
585:
577:
572:
562:
543:
533:
528:
518:
499:
485:
471:
457:
443:
429:
418:
408:
396:
382:
372:
353:
336:
318:
304:
293:
288:
281:
270:
237:
202:
198:
180:
156:
136:
117:
109:
89:
68:convict ship
52:Prison hulks
51:
50:
35:
33:Prison hulk
26:
2543:Prison ship
2294:Second-rate
2285:River Tamar
2235:survey ship
2122:Mary Gordon
2095:Retribution
2077:Retribution
2059:Retribution
1944:Fourth-rate
1561:Portsmouth
1539:Fourth-rate
1496:Fourth-rate
1305:Second-rate
1255:Gillingham
1079:War of 1812
1030:Retribution
997:Fourth-rate
925:Fourth-rate
699:Fourth-rate
663:Fourth-rate
607:Justitia II
573:Bellerophon
561:The second
397:Bellerophon
383:Bellerophon
323:Fourth-rate
240:August 2009
205:, c. 1848,
201:, from the
170:Rotherhithe
47:, Australia
2789:Categories
2742:0908120664
2670:References
2517:Third-rate
2504:1820–1852
2485:Fifth-rate
2472:1828–1865
2453:Third-rate
2440:1840–1857
2420:Portsmouth
2416:1808–1816
2396:Imperieuse
2390:Fifth-rate
2377:1832–1858
2362:Fifth-rate
2345:1841–1863
2330:Fifth-rate
2317:1843–1875
2281:1812–1815
2250:1822–1837
2222:1843–1857
2203:Fifth-rate
2190:1814–1820
2175:Third-rate
2166:Portsmouth
2162:1839–1855
2138:1804–1815
2081:Third-rate
2064:1814–1835
2039:1844–1852
2015:Portsmouth
2011:1819–1838
1983:1779–1814
1963:Portsmouth
1959:1795–1815
1931:1802–1817
1907:1824–1837
1881:Portsmouth
1877:1794–1810
1853:1842–1862
1830:Fifth-rate
1820:1810–1816
1805:Fifth-rate
1795:1823–1837
1772:Fifth-rate
1762:1832–1897
1747:Third-rate
1734:1850–1862
1688:sheer hulk
1684:Third-rate
1671:1816–1837
1648:Third-rate
1636:Portsmouth
1632:1816–1848
1596:1827–1848
1558:1798–1821
1526:1776–1783
1475:1830–1855
1442:1812–1830
1427:Third-rate
1417:1808–1816
1398:Fifth-rate
1385:1839–1852
1360:1824–1833
1320:1814–1817
1295:1809–1814
1264:Gelykheidt
1260:Gelijkeidt
1252:1807–1814
1220:1819–1838
1205:Third-rate
1190:1795–1820
1170:Third-rate
1165:Cumberland
1154:1833–1844
1148:Cumberland
1101:1825–1847
1045:1824–1834
1026:Third-rate
1016:1814–1835
984:1782–1792
948:1825–1864
897:1824–1830
865:1818–1834
850:Third-rate
840:1813–1817
825:Third-rate
816:Portsmouth
808:1850–1857
784:1832–1838
765:Third-rate
761:Cumberland
752:1830–1833
747:Cumberland
731:Portsmouth
710:Coromandel
691:Coromandel
682:1827–1853
677:Coromandel
650:1793–1805
635:Fifth-rate
622:1787–1797
603:Justitia I
567:Third-rate
549:1824–1836
523:Third-rate
517:The first
505:1796–1816
490:Third-rate
477:1810–1834
453:Portsmouth
449:1841–1856
434:Third-rate
430:Belliqueux
424:1814–1816
419:Belliqueux
401:Third-rate
388:1815–1824
365:internment
342:1919–1925
310:1824–1845
294:Hippomenes
289:Egyptienne
276:1804–1816
229:incomplete
99:, and the
80:banishment
2559:Citations
2520:England.
2497:HMS
2489:Wellesley
2465:HMS
2433:HMS
2425:Vengeance
2411:Vengeance
2409:HMS
2338:HMS
2310:HMS
2290:Temeraire
2276:Temeraire
2274:HMS
2215:HMS
2207:Liverpool
2183:HMS
2155:HMS
2131:HMS
2084:HMS
2072:Sheerness
2032:HMS
2004:HMS
1976:HMS
1952:HMS
1924:HMS
1892:in 1810.
1870:HMS
1857:Gibraltar
1846:HMS
1834:Cleopatre
1813:HMS
1801:Narcissus
1790:Narcissus
1788:HMS
1755:HMS
1727:HMS
1664:HMS
1641:Leviathan
1627:Leviathan
1625:HMS
1617:Limehouse
1589:HMS
1519:HMS
1502:Hindostan
1446:Sheerness
1410:HMS
1378:HMS
1353:HMS
1336:Favourite
1288:HMS
1279:Gelykheid
1268:Gelikheid
1247:Gelykheid
1245:HMS
1213:HMS
1200:Fortitude
1184:Fortitude
1182:HMS
1174:Fortitude
1144:Fortitude
1134:Gibraltar
1109:Gibraltar
1094:HMS
1071:Quasi-War
1009:HMS
977:HMS
969:Dromedary
961:Dromedary
943:Dromedary
920:Hindostan
878:Discovery
860:Discovery
858:HMS
833:HMS
769:Fortitude
725:1798–1802
718:HMS
643:HMS
615:HMS
578:Captivity
563:Captivity
557:Devonport
544:Captivity
534:Captivity
519:Captivity
513:Devonport
500:Captivity
470:HMS
442:HMS
417:HMS
409:Captivity
392:Sheerness
381:HMS
335:HMS
327:troopship
303:HMS
286:privateer
269:HMS
263:Comments
260:Location
211:Greenwich
157:Discovery
155:HMS
146:reasons.
64:detaining
2527:See also
2481:Weymouth
2467:Weymouth
2444:Woolwich
2381:Woolwich
2353:Deptford
2259:Surprise
2245:Surprise
2226:Woolwich
2142:Woolwich
2116:Royalist
2105:Royalist
2068:Woolwich
2049:gun-brig
2045:Resolute
2034:Resolute
1987:Woolwich
1940:Portland
1926:Portland
1768:Menelaus
1757:Menelaus
1604:Deptford
1600:Woolwich
1530:New York
1511:Justitia
1484:Justitia
1479:Woolwich
1470:Justitia
1456:Justitia
1437:Justitia
1389:Woolwich
1370:gun-brig
1341:Favorite
1323:Bermuda
1258:Equally
1233:Ganymede
1228:Woolwich
1215:Ganymede
1126:Euryalus
1096:Euryalus
1001:Woolwich
988:Plymouth
952:Woolwich
933:Justitia
873:Deptford
869:Woolwich
846:Defiance
835:Defiance
812:Woolwich
788:Woolwich
727:1806–15
654:Plymouth
626:Woolwich
594:Woolwich
529:Monmouth
319:Antelope
305:Antelope
291:, which
187:, 1838,
162:Deptford
139:harbours
45:Tasmania
2508:Gosport
2476:Bermuda
2449:Warrior
2435:Warrior
2349:Bermuda
2326:Tenedos
2321:Bermuda
2312:Tenedos
2298:Chatham
2231:Sulphur
2217:Sulphur
2199:Success
2185:Success
1992:Prudent
1978:Prudent
1954:Prothee
1916:Phoenix
1902:Phoenix
1780:Hasemey
1776:Chatham
1738:Bermuda
1675:Gosport
1652:Chatham
1613:Chatham
1569:Sireene
1507:Dolphin
1460:Dolphin
1452:Zeeland
1224:Chatham
1194:Chatham
1187:(1780)
1158:Chatham
1130:Chatham
1105:Chatham
1061:of the
993:Dunkirk
979:Dunkirk
956:Bermuda
929:Dolphin
906:Dolphin
901:Chatham
892:Dolphin
821:Defence
803:Defence
756:Chatham
705:Malabar
686:Bermuda
667:Tilbury
659:Chatham
645:Chatham
590:1776–?
553:Gosport
509:Gosport
481:Chatham
462:Chatham
373:Argenta
354:Argenta
337:Argenta
314:Bermuda
282:Antigua
271:Antigua
128:rudders
120:rigging
36:Success
2739:
2714:
2703:
2689:
2632:
2613:
2358:Thames
2340:Thames
2265:Jacobs
2194:Hobart
2147:Savage
2133:Savage
2020:Racoon
2006:Racoon
1968:Protée
1911:Sydney
1886:Pégase
1872:Pegase
1826:Oiseau
1815:Oiseau
1743:Medway
1729:Medway
1645:74-gun
1643:was a
1581:Laurel
1577:Daphne
1565:Laurel
1553:Laurel
1535:Jersey
1521:Jersey
1490:named
1423:Hector
1412:Hector
1274:Savage
995:was a
912:named
793:Dasher
779:Dasher
599:Censor
586:Censor
486:Canada
472:Canada
458:Briton
444:Briton
371:. HMS
95:, the
76:felons
41:Hobart
2401:Unite
2386:Unite
2372:Unite
2110:1856
2091:Edgar
2086:Edgar
2024:sloop
1702:1777
1609:Leven
1591:Leven
1366:Hardy
1355:Hardy
1345:Goree
1327:Goree
1315:Goree
1301:Glory
1290:Glory
1266:, or
1122:'
1085:Essex
1059:Essex
1055:Essex
1040:Essex
1022:Edgar
1011:Edgar
736:Crown
720:Crown
631:Ceres
617:Ceres
254:Name
166:sloop
124:masts
56:ships
2777:and
2737:ISBN
2712:ISBN
2701:ISBN
2687:ISBN
2630:ISBN
2611:ISBN
2513:York
2499:York
2394:HMS
2370:HMS
2351:and
2263:HMS
2254:Cork
2243:HMS
2120:HMS
2103:HMS
2070:and
2057:HMS
1715:snow
1680:Lion
1666:Lion
1602:and
1551:HMS
1500:HMS
1468:HMS
1435:HMS
1394:Hebe
1380:Hebe
1334:HMS
1313:HMS
1272:HMS
1237:Hébé
1226:and
1163:HMS
1142:HMS
1107:and
1083:HMS
1065:, a
1053:HMS
1049:Cork
1038:HMS
965:Howe
954:and
941:HMS
918:HMS
890:HMS
871:and
814:and
801:HMS
777:HMS
745:HMS
703:HMS
675:HMS
605:and
571:HMS
555:and
542:HMS
527:HMS
511:and
498:HMS
72:hulk
70:. A
235:.
168:at
160:at
39:at
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2641:^
2583:,
2089:.
1719:bm
1462:.
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464:.
209:,
183:,
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126:,
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