HMS Jersey
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HMS Jersey was a notorious British prison ship used during the American Revolutionary War, infamous for the brutal conditions and high mortality among American prisoners held aboard in New York Harbor.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship
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prison ship ⓘ |
| anchoredAt | Wallabout Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallabout Bay prison ships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park memorials ⓘ |
| condition |
contagious diseases
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insufficient food ⓘ poor ventilation ⓘ unsanitary ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewLoyalty | Loyalist guards and British personnel ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | British military command in New York ⓘ |
| historicalDocumentation |
described in contemporary American accounts
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mentioned in later Revolutionary War histories ⓘ |
| historicalRole | instrument of British detention policy in occupied New York ⓘ |
| inServiceDuring |
1770s
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1780s ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspired American anti-British sentiment
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remembered as a martyrdom site for American patriots ⓘ |
| location | New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal conditions
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disease among prisoners ⓘ high prisoner mortality ⓘ lack of medical care ⓘ overcrowding ⓘ starvation of prisoners ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| operationalArea | North American theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British prison ship system in New York ⓘ |
| prisonerNationality | American ⓘ |
| prisonerStatus |
civilian seamen captured at sea
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prisoners of war ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
suffering of American prisoners
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symbol of British cruelty in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| reputation | most notorious British prison ship in New York Harbor ⓘ |
| sourceOf | numerous prisoner memoirs and testimonies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfDetention | floating prison ⓘ |
| usedAs | prison ship ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of American prisoners of war
ⓘ
detention of privateers ⓘ detention of seamen captured by the British ⓘ |
| victimCount | thousands of American prisoners died aboard ⓘ |
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