Convict's Bay, Bermuda
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Convict's Bay is a bay located in St. George's Harbour on St. George's, Bermuda in Bermuda and next to Ordnance Island, Bermuda.
The bay was home to HMCS Somers Isles, a Royal Canadian Navy training base and before that a Royal Navy base.
Contents
1 History
2 Today
3 References
4 External links
History
Convict's Bay was named after the use of the area as a prison. The British administration used obsolete warships as floating prisons, prison hulks in New York City during the American Revolution and applied them to use on the island. In 1799, a hulk was towed to Somerset Island, Bermuda and one more by 1824.
Today
After the departure of the navy and felons, Convict's Bay is now a residential neighbourhood. Streets in the area reflect the neighbourhood's past:
- Convict's Bay Lane
- Barrack Hill
- Barrack Street
- Old Military Road
- Grenadier Lane
- Red Coat Lane
References
External links
- Bermuda's St. George's Parish
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