HOME THE SHIPS     The York     The Discovery     The Warrior     The Success     The Defense     The Bellerophon THE HULK MASTERS REVIEW EXCERPTS THE INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE AUTHOR BUY THE BOOK CONTACT LINKS	THE WARRIOR The Warrior, pictured here in the atypical position of being tied up to the dock, was a decommissioned naval vessel, acquired, retrofitted and pressed into service as a prison hulk at Woolwich in 1840 by John Capper who, for thirty years, was Manager of the Hulk Establishment. During the earliest of those years Capper made improvements and provided competent oversight of the hulks. Soon enough, however, he became inactive and allowed conditions aboard the vessels to deteriorate. Warrior continued in service until 1856, typically housing 400 convicts. She was one of the last of the hulks in English waters.