Hulk (ship type)
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A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of sailing. 'Hulk' may be used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, an abandoned wreck or shell, or a ship whose propulsion syste
A hulk moored in Toulon harbour, 19th century.
Portsmouth Harbour with prison hulks, c. 1814
A fleet of ships and hulks in Portsmouth Harbour, c. 1902
HMS Clyde Arriving at Sheerness After the Nore Mutiny, 30 May 1797, depicting sheer hulks positioned to make a lift (painted in 1830)
Museum ship
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A museum ship, also called a memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public for educational or memorial purposes. Some are also used for training and r
The Russian Aurora, one of the few protected cruisers to be preserved, is one of the world's most visited vessels
Former crew members of USS Missouri pose for photos after the Anniversary of the End of World War II ceremony in 2003.
The 17th-century warship Vasa on display in the Vasa Museum
HMS Victory: the only surviving ship of the line, preserved in Portsmouth.