The DVD cover of the 2003 Mermaids movie, obtained from (http://www.douban.com/subject/1482757/) ... Slave ships were large cargo ships specially converted for the purpose of transporting slaves, especially newly purchased African slaves to the Americas. ==Atlantic slave trade== Only a few decades after the discovery of America by Europeans, demand for cheap labor to work plantations made slave-trading a profitable business. The peak time of slav...
[n] - a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
noun a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage