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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Was that the first time is was ever sailed, or just the voyage in which is disappeared?
There is absolutely no doubt that it was a slave ship, as evidenced by the chains, Sawyer's use of the word "Slaver" in 1977 and the fact that Richard was referred to by the MIB as "slave".
I need to rewatch "The Constant".
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As I understand it, it's maiden voyage was in 1845. It didn't actually disappeare until 1881. But that date (as far as I know) hasn't been confirmed in-show. That comes from one of the Hiatus ARGs.
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_black_rock
Clearly, there were "slaves" on board The Black Rock. No doubt. But slave trade had been outlawed in 1807, and slaverly itself abolished by the British Empire in 1833. So TBR wasn't officially a "slave" ship. It was trade ship that opporated in human trafficing. It was all very black market and underground. Which may have some relevance as to Richard's background. We may not be dealing with exclusively African slave trade. That's all. But there were definately slaves onboard. Absolutely. Sort of splitting hairs. Sorry.