Prison Type Convict Hulk
Date opened 1816
Date closed 1825
Ports Sheerness
Map location in the vicinity
County Kent
Brought into service in October 1816 with the transfer of prisoners from the Portland (ID 2001). From 1823, used only for juvenile males. In 1825, the boys were transferred to the newly fitted Euryalus (ID 2013).
Prison Type Convict Hulk
Date opened 1816
Date closed 1825
Ports Sheerness
Map location in the vicinity
Lat. 51.444398 Long. 0.743156
County Kent
Brought into service in October 1816 with the transfer of prisoners from the Portland (ID 2001). From 1823, used only for juvenile males. In 1825, the boys were transferred to the newly fitted Euryalus (ID 2013).
Year 1818
Annual -
Daily Daily average - 481
Year 1823
Annual -
Daily Daily average - 329
Archive name: The National Archives
Catalogue ref: HO 8/1-6
Collection: Home Office
Description: Quarterly returns of prisoners in Hulks - Bellerophon, SheernessÂ
Dates: 1824-1825
Archive name: The National Archives
Catalogue ref: HO 9/7
Collection: Home Office
Description: Convict Hulks moored at Sheerness - Retribution, Bellerophon. Also, register of prisoners.
Dates: 1802-1834
Archive name: The National Archives
Catalogue ref: T38/310
Collection: Treasury
Description: Quarterly Lists, Bellerophon at Sheerness
Dates: 1816-1818