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slave ship
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slave shipnoun
a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
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Slave ship
Slave ships were large cargo ships specially built or converted from the 17th to the 19th century for transporting slaves. Such ships were also known as "Guineamen" because the trade involved human trafficking to and from the Guinea coast in West Africa.
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slave ship
A slave ship is a sea vessel that was used to transport enslaved people from their native lands, particularly from Africa to the Americas, during the Transatlantic Slave Trade period. These ships were characterized by their inhumane and overcrowded conditions which caused extreme suffering and high mortality rates among the enslaved individuals onboard.
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Slave ship
Slave ships were large cargo ships specially converted for the purpose of transporting slaves, especially newly purchased African slaves to the Americas. The most significant routes of the slave ships led from the north-western and western coasts of Africa to South America and the south-east coast of what is today the United States, and the Caribbean. As many as 20 million Africans were transported by ship. The transportation of slaves from Africa to America was known as the Middle Passage. The African slave trade was outlawed by the United States of America and the United Kingdom in 1807. The applicable UK act was the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act and outlawed the slave trade throughout the British Empire. The US law took effect on January 1, 1808. After that date all US and English slave ships leaving Africa were legally pirate vessels subject to capture by the United States Navy or Royal Navy. In 1815, at the Council of Vienna, Spain, Portugal, France, and the Netherlands also agreed to abolish their slave trade. Slave ship adopted quicker, more maneuverable forms to evade capture by naval warships, one favorite form being the Baltimore Clipper. This made them attractive ships to repurpose for piracy, and also made them attractive for naval use after capture; the USS Nightingale and HMS Black Joke were examples of such vessels.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slave ship in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slave ship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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