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Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database is a database hosted at Rice University that aims to present all documentary material pertaining to the transatlantic slave trade. It is a sister project to African Origins. [1] The database breaks down the kingdoms or countries who engaged in the Atlantic trade, summarized in the following table ...
She made five voyages as a slave ship before a Spanish privateer captured her in 1805. On her fourth voyage Sarah had captured two French slave ships at Loanga. Sarah (1803 ship) was launched at Liverpool. She made a short voyage as a privateer during which she captured a valuable prize. She then made two voyages as a slave ship.
Saphir completed two slave voyages. The first in 1737 [ 1 ] and the second in 1741. [ 2 ] During the second voyage the wind did not blow leaving the crew and enslaved people stranded at sea without sufficient food and water.
Apparently, this is the same voyage as the "Captain Gardner" who purchased slaves in Africa, disembarked with 149 on board, and arrived with 126 captives in 1763. [3] In 1764, he completed four slave trade voyages as Captain of the following vessels: Triton or Tryton from Boston to Gambia, 118 captives embarked; 103 disembarked. [4]
However, since they were not permitted to search American ships, captains from other countries began to falsely fly American flags which frustrated the effort. [ 23 ] According to Mannix and Cowley, slavers began to carry an American passenger (called the capitano de bandiera, or captain of the flag) who ostensively took command of the vessel ...
The family sent ships on three separate voyages to Africa - “one was captured by pirates, the Sally was a financial disaster, and the third voyage was only slightly profitable.” [4] After more than a decade, Nicholas Brown opted out of the slave trade not for abolitionist rationale but for lack of profitability. [4]
Voyage id Ship Date left Date return Captain Owner No. of enslaved Africans Location in Africa Location in Americas Notes #17434: Cato: 20-1-1758 9-1-1759 Richard Millerson John Tallon Miles Barber Richard Millerson Thomas Hind John Preston Miles Houseman 288 of 336* Sierra Leone estuary: Charleston #24029: Thetis: 23-2-1759 1759/1760 John ...
1st voyage transporting enslaved people (1788–1789): Captain Edward Deane sailed from Liverpool on 27 May 1788, bound for New Calabar. On 10 August Amacree , Dean, master, was well off the coast of Africa, with 100 captives.