Lord Ligonier (slave ship)
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Lord Ligonier was an 18th-century British slave ship built in New England that unloaded enslaved Africans in Annapolis, Maryland in 1767. The ship was made famous by Alex Haley's novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, in which it brought his ancestor, Kunta Kinte, from The Gambia to the colonial United States.
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | Lord Ligonier |
Namesake | John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier |
Owner | 1765, James Debatt, Daniel Vialars[1] |
Operator | Thomas Davies |
Port of registry | London, England[1] |
Route | Annapolis, Maryland to London, England to The Gambia |
Builder | Built in New England[1] |
Laid down | 1763 |
Launched | 1765 |
Completed | July 1765 |
Acquired | c. 1765 |
Fate | Unknown |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Slave ship |
Tons burthen | 130[1] (bm |
Decks | 6 |
Propulsion | Wind |
Sail plan | Ship rig[1] |
Capacity | 210 people |
Crew | 40 |
Armament | 6 guns[1] |
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