page_title: Barracks ship
section_title: Early use
hierarchical_section_title: Barracks ship / Early use
caption_attribution_description: English: French ships Mars (ex-Sceptre, ex-Masséna), Souverain and Eylau Text: Our old warships now serving as barracks for our marine infantry.
context_page_description: A barracks ship or barracks barge, or in civilian use accommodation vessel or accommodation ship, is a ship or a non-self-propelled barge containing a superstructure of a type suitable for use as a temporary barracks for sailors or other military personnel. A barracks ship, a military form of a dormitory ship, may also be used as a receiving unit for sailors who need temporary residence prior to being assigned to their ship.
context_section_description: Barrack ships were common during the era of sailing ships when shore facilities were scarce or non-existent. Barrack ships were usually hulks. At times, barrack ships were also used as prison ships for convicts, prisoners of war or civilian internees.
caption: French ship Souverain, barracks for marines
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