Thomas Phillips was one of them.
John Newton was another.
They were only paid for the ones who survived the voyage.
Slave ship captains were typically referred to simply as "captains," but they were also known as "slave ship masters" or "slave traders." These individuals were responsible for the navigation and management of the ship, overseeing the brutal transportation of enslaved people across the Atlantic. Their roles were often marked by a focus on profit and efficiency, frequently at the expense of the humanity and well-being of those they transported.
They were called the Roman Galleys.
Phillis
no some where free ships
Single (just one captain) - The captain's table. Plural (many captains) - The captains' table. or The captains' tables.
the slave ships were wooden and they smellt horrible and the ships are really dirty.
The slave trade was extremely lucrative. There were several successful captains.
Abraham Lincoln
There were at least 130 sea men on slave ships.
Amistad and the Tecora
The first country to use African people as slaves were the Portuguese. In 1441, two Captains of Portuguese ships, names unknown, took 12 slaves from Africa and brought them back to Portugal as slaves. Other countries followed such as Britain, Spain, Netherlands and France. .