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Description: | Print. The British West Africa Squadron was established in 1808. Its primary role being to suppress any activity by British slavers. It was also assigned for other activities. The squadron was to be ready for combat at sea, to blockade ports between Cape Verde and Benguela if necessary, to seize foreign slavers, and to protect legitimate traders.
Box Title: Actions 1840-1853.
caption: H.M. Brig Acorn 16 guns in chase of the piratical slaver Gabriel | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Acorn (1838) Freedom Slavery Other non-Michael Graham-Stewart collection prints | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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