For years was in the Netherlands a magazine published dealing with maritime affairs. It contained notes dealing with the Royal Dutch Navy and the Dutch merchant shipping/trade, but also supplied information dealing with foreign navies, especially of France and Great Britain. Occasionally we can find information dealing with the navies of other countries like Russia, United States or even Mexico. According to the yearly report of the administration of this establishment over the years 1848 and 1849 published in May that there five hulks, fitted out house 1750 prisoners, which worked on behalf of the government. The prisoners were divided as follows: hulk York (1) in the harbour of Portsmouth 450, Stirling Castle (2) in de harbour of Portsmouth 450, Warrior (3) at the yard of Woolwich 400, Hebe (4) en Wye (5) at the Arsenal of Woolwich 400. Daily were average 1750 prisoners on board, a number which was to small to carry out all ‘prisoner-work’ at the yard and the arsenal! Total expenses for 1848 of the complete establishment £ 38.795:10:11 (in Dutch guilders fl. 465.546,55). Average number of prisoners on board in 1849 was 1657 with a estimated value of £ 17.891 (Dutch guilders fl. 214.692) of their work.
Sources
J.J. Colledge&B. Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. London, 2006.
G.A. Tindal en J. Swart. Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de zeevaartkunde. Vol 10. Amsterdam, 1850, p. 480-481. Digitized by Google. Earlier published in the Nautical Standard, p. 246, 1850.
Notes
1. A 3rd rate launched at Brent, Rotherhithe 7 July 1807, since November 1819 serving as convict ship and broken up at this yard in March 1854.
2. A 3rd rate launched at Ross, Rochester 31 December 1811, since April 1839 serving as convict ship and broken up finished 6 September 1861.
3. A 3rd rate launched At the Portsmouth dockyard 1781, since February 1840 serving as convict ship and broken up at this yard in December 1857.
4. A 5th rate launched at the Woolwich dockyard 14 December 1826, according to Colledge since 1861 hulk (since 1839 a receiving ship) and broken up at Chatham finished 31 March 1873.
5. A 6th rate launched at Hobbs, Redbridge 17 August 1814, since 1828 serving as convict ship and ordered to be broken up in October 1822.
