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HM Prison Weare

Castletown, Italy

HM Prison Weare

HMP Weare was an Adult Male/Category C prison ship berthed in Portland Harbour in Dorset, England. It was the latest in a lengthy history of British prison ships, which included HMS Maidstone, used as a prison during Operation Demetrius in the 1970s, HMS Argenta, in use as a prison in the 1920s, and

a long list of British prison hulks dating from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century.

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