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HMS Deborah

Layer
Australian Prisons
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Type
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Details

Latitude
-37.903
Longitude
144.861
Start Date
1853
End Date
1855

Description

HMS Deborah was purchased in 1853 to act as a prison hulk. In 1855 the prisoners on Deborah were transferred to the hulk Lysander, and the Deborah was held as reserve gaol accommodations. From 1856 it was used as?a storage facility, before become a reformatory for male juvenile offenders in 1864. It continued to receive reformatory boys until 1873. After that for a while it was used to store and experiment with torpedoes, before being broken up in 1885.?

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ID
t920