Lady Juliana
.jpg) The Lady Juliana
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The sailing ship Lady Juliana became known as the "floating brothel" in 1789 when women prisoners were transported from Great Britain to Port Jackson , Australia .
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Due to the disparity between men and women after the first transport of British convicts to Australia by the First Fleet , a decision was taken in the United Kingdom to send a ship carrying female prisoners to Australia in order to equalize the relationship. The orlop deck of the 401-ton sailor was converted into a prison room by carpenters in Deptford in 1788, before the ship left the port of Plymouth on July 29, 1789 after months of delays with 226 women with convictions on board. Under the command of Captain Thomas Edgar, the ship sailed via intermediate stops in Tenerife , São Tiago , Rio de Janeiro and the Cape of Good Hope to Port Jackson in New South Wales , where it arrived on June 6, 1790.
After each of the sailors had chosen a bride for the duration of the sea voyage shortly after leaving their home country, the ship's stopovers, some of which lasted several weeks, earned the reputation of a "floating brothel". The events on board were recorded by the steward John Nicol. This documented that crowds of visitors came on board in the ports of call to have sex with the women on board for a fee. Despite the co-sleeping practiced practically everywhere on board, the ship's command did not intervene, but instead allowed guest gifts such as port wine and other things to persuade them to look away.
On that ship, only five of the convicts died during the 309 days on board, while other British convict transports on the Second Fleet recorded a death rate totaling around 25 percent. Of the approximately 1,000 convicts who transported the ships of the Second Fleet, only about 750 convicts arrived in the convict colony of Australia .
literature
- Klaus Hympendahl : Sin at Sea. (The erotic story of Christian seafaring). Heel, Königswinter 2005, ISBN 3-89880-479-8 .
Web links
- Contribution to woodentallships (English)