'''Hulk''' can also refer to a disused or decommissioned ship used as either a floating storage facility in a port, or as a work station for replacing masts without having to careen the ship. In the late 18th, early 19th centuries hulks were used as prisons, notable as holding facilities for those awaiting transportation to the [[New World]] and, later, [[New South Wales]]. | '''Hulk''' can also refer to a disused or decommissioned ship used as either a floating storage facility in a port, or as a work station for replacing masts without having to careen the ship. In the late 18th, early 19th centuries hulks were used as prisons, notable as holding facilities for those awaiting transportation to the [[New World]] and, later, [[New South Wales]]. |