A hulk is an abandoned ship that the English converted to hold convicted people during a period of prison overcrowding between 1776 and 1790.

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Hulks were indeed old ships repurposed by the English to confine prisoners, especially during times of prison overcrowding, including the period between 1776 and 1790, before the establishment of penal colonies in Australia.

A Hulk Is an Abandoned Ship That the English Converted