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HMS Jersey, 1777

The British Royal Navy ship HMS Jersey was turned into a hospital ship and docked at Wallabout Bay, New York (now the Brooklyn Navy Yard). During the American Revolution, it was used by the British as a prison ship for captured Continental Army soldiers. It was notorious for the miserable conditions in which the prisoners were kept.

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Title: HMS Jersey, 1777

Caption: The British Royal Navy ship HMS Jersey was turned into a hospital ship and docked at Wallabout Bay, New York (now the Brooklyn Navy Yard). During the American Revolution, it was used by the British as a prison ship for captured Continental Army soldiers. It was notorious for the miserable conditions in which the prisoners were kept.

Category: History: United States

Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size: 3439 × 3091 px | 30.4 MB

Print size: 29.1 × 26.2 cm | 1353.9 × 1216.9 in (300 dpi)

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