Some of them were kept under guard in old navy ships, dismasted so they could not escape and used as prison hulks. The "laundry" done by the prisoners can be seen on what is left of the rigging.

Historic images of two of the most renowned ships to have plied New Zealand waters in the early 1800s have surfaced thanks to ...

Cribbed and barred and moored by massive rusty chains, the prison-ship seemed in my young eyes to be ironed like the prisoners. Analysis The countryside where the Hulks are is dark and dismal ...