In the eighteenth century, when the slave trade became illegal following the Treaty of Vienna in 1815, the brick becomes the favorite boat slavers looking to escape the building surveillance. Hurricane was one of those ships, which, thanks to its fine line and shell lined with clapboard, knew how to combine speed and maneuverability and became one of the fastest carriers of slaves nineteenth century. ABOUT THE DESIGN: All models can be made to the size and / or color of your choice, to order. Finishing Shell: painted unpainted hull Dimensions (Length): 58cm BOAT TYPE: Brick LAUNCH OF YEAR: 1830 CONSTRUCTION COUNTRY: France HISTORY: There is no specific slave ship. It is an ordinary merchant ship for part of his time, carrying black slaves. The fifteenth to the late seventeenth century we find all types and sizes: Portuguese caravels, Spanish galleons and Dutch flutes, but also former warships recycled to trafficking, such as frigates, lighter and faster the vessels or corvettes, fast and manoeuvrable, intermediaries between frigate and brig. However, in the eighteenth century, a trend draws heavily when the slave trade was officially condemned by the Treaty of Vienna in 1815. Having become illegal, however, it will continue for half a century in the French colonies. To continue operating, the slave had to design boats able to escape the building surveillance or very small fast ships, heavily veiled and relatively low tonnage. The preferred boat slavers became the brig for its qualities of flexibility and speed, ideal for coastal and offshore racing. In fact, these small, very fast ships could escape the repression of cruises, but also retrace the course of rivers African offering more discreet anchorages coastal bays. Hurricane was one of those ships, which, thanks to its fine line and shell lined with clapboard, knew how to combine speed and maneuverability and became one of the fastest carriers of slaves nineteenth century.
