The Emu was boarded and the ship captured along with its cargo of 49 female convicts. It was one of the many strange incidents in the War of 1812 and one of the longest voyages for convicts ...

Sian Rees' "The Floating Brothel" chronicles the voyage of the Lady Julian, a ship that transported 237 female British convicts to Sydney, Australia, in 1789, part of the so-called "Second Fleet ...

The construction of these roles began almost from the very beginning ships of the First Fleet ... The vast majority of female convicts - more than 80% - were convicted of petty theft.

The Emu was boarded and the ship captured along with its cargo of 49 female convicts. It was one of the many strange incidents in the War of 1812 and one of the longest voyages for convicts ...