Talk:USS Dolphin (1836)

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Military history: Maritime / North America / United States

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Anti-Slavery Operations 1839-40

In spite of other wikipedia articles suggesting the American efforts to suppress the Slave Trade were largely ineffectual, the Dolphin had an extremely successful cruise in 1839-40 off the African coast, sending 10 ships to the Mixed Courts at Sierra Leone. Maybe it depended on the zealousness of the commander of the vessel.

General Report of the Emigration Commissioners, Volume 2 (1840)

Bohun (talk) 02:53, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]