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In most cases, pray that the outbreak wouldn't destroy all of his valuable 'cargo'. In some cases - depending on whether the disease was known to be highly infectuous - the sick were put overboard.
A little-known fact is by the way that according to the figures kept by the West Indies Company over the decades, the average percentage of the ship's crew that died during the journey was even higher than that of the slaves in the hold. In a number of cases slaves who had taken over the dead crew member's duties got their freedom on arrival as a reward, often staying on as a crew member.
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Was there always captains on pirate ships?
no some where free ships
What is then possessive noun for captains of the ships?
Single (just one captain) - The captain's table. Plural (many captains) - The captains' table. or The captains' tables.
Why did Captain Smith get blamed for the crash?
He was the captain and captains guide the ships.
How many captains on the First Fleet?
Captain Arthur Phillip and Captain John Hunter were the two captains. However, each of the ships had its own skipper.
Why do captains go down with their ships?
I think not all of them go down with their ships. (He's the last one to stay in the sinking ship....)
What did xerxes do to captans after the battle of salamis?
He had the captains of the Phoenician ships in his fleet, who lost their ships early in the battle, beheaded as an example to the others.
What name was given to English sea captains who attacked Spanish ships?
Sea Dogs
Do ship captains have music on the ship?
Of course they have. Mp3 players are allowed onboard ships.
What did the captains disheveled physical state indicate about his state of mind?
That people on ships were dumb
What are the captains names of slave ships?
Thomas Phillips was one of them. John Newton was another.
What are underground systems in Oregon?
The Shanghai Tunnels were an underground system in Portland Oregon, used to kidnap people and sell them to captains of ships to work on the ships.
Why did slave ships captains try to keep the captives alive?
They were only paid for the ones who survived the voyage.
