e/Hannibal (ship)

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has gloss	eng: The Hannibal, an English slaver, was 450 tons and mounted thirty-six guns, which it was frequently forced to use; seven hundred people could be forced into its hold at one time. Many slavers rigged shelves in the middle called a "slave deck," so that individuals could not even sit upright during the entire voyage. The owners of the ship were paid ₤10.50 for every slave, but only those brought to the "New World" alive. As a result, the slaves were fed regularly twice a day a meal of corn meal and beans, given a liter of water per day, and given exercise for an hour every evening to keep them fit. Despite these efforts, an average 20% of the slaves died to disease, physical injuries, or suicide on the Hannibal's voyages. The ship is most remembered for its disastrous voyage of 1694. Captain Thomas Phillips commanded the Hannibal. He was a British captain and a member of the Royal African Company. To prevent the slaves from running away he was advised to cut off the arms and legs of some to terrify the rest as was the practice of many other slave ship captains, but he refused to do something so drastic.
lexicalization	eng: Hannibal
instance of	(noun) a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage slave ship