Capture of the Veloz Passagera

The Capture of Veloz Passagera was a single ship action that occurred during the United Kingdom's blockade of Africa in the early and mid 19th century. Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS Primrose, of eighteen guns, under Captain William Broughton, captured the much larger 20 gun Cuban slave ship under Master Jozé Antonio de la Vega.

Capture of the Veloz Passagera

The Capture of Veloz Passagera was a single ship action that occurred during the United Kingdom's blockade of Africa in the early and mid 19th century. Royal Navy sloop-of-war HMS Primrose, of eighteen guns, under Captain William Broughton, captured the much larger 20 gun Cuban slave ship under Master Jozé Antonio de la Vega.