HMS Nimble (1826)
HMS Nimble [1] wani sojan ruwa ne na Royal Navy 5-gun schooner-of-war. Ta kasance tana aikin sintiri na cinikin bayi daga shekara ta 1826 zuwa 1834, lokacin da ta farfasa a kan wani ruwa tare da asarar 'yan Afirka 70 da aka ceto daga jirgin bayi.[2]
Fage
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]A shekara ta 1818, Burtaniya da Spain sun kulla yarjejeniya da ta hana shigo da bayi cikin yankunan Spain. Ɗaya daga cikin tanadin yarjejeniyar ya kafa Kotun Ƙaddamarwa a Havana don magance jiragen ruwa na Spain da Rundunar Sojan Ruwa ta kama a lokacin da suke ƙoƙarin kai 'yan Afirka zuwa bauta a Cuba. Wata kotu mai kama da Burtaniya da Portugal a Saliyo ta yanke hukunci a kan jiragen bayi na Portugal da sojojin ruwan Royal suka kama. An sanya Nimble ga tawagar da Rundunar Sojan Ruwa ta Royal ta kiyaye kan hanyoyin Cuba don aiwatar da tanadin yarjejeniyar. An kai jiragen ruwa bayi da aka kama a kusa da Afirka da kuma kayansu na 'yan Afirka zuwa Saliyo don aike da su. An kai jiragen bayin Spain da aka kama a kusa da Cuba zuwa Havana don fuskantar shari'a daga Kotun Koli ta Mixed, yayin da jiragen ruwa na Portugal da aka kama a cikin ruwan Caribbean ko Arewacin Amirka dole ne a kai su Saliyo. Duk da yunƙurin da sojojin ruwa na Masarawa suka yi, an ci gaba da kai ɗimbin ‘yan Afirka bauta a ƙasar Cuba, a wani ɓangare saboda jami’an Spain a Cuba suna da hannu a haramtacciyar cinikin bayi. Fiye da 'yan Afirka 64,000 na iya yiwuwa an sauka a Cuba ba bisa ka'ida ba tsakanin 1822 zuwa 1829.[3]
Gina
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An gina ta a cikin 1822 a matsayin Gran Colombian schooner Bolivar [4] ko Janar Bolivar.[5] [6] watakila an yi amfani da ita a matsayin jirgin ruwa a wani lokaci a cikin aikinta. A cikin sabis na Navy na Royal, Nimble ya ɗauki carronade mai nauyin 18-pounder (8.2-kg) da igwa guda 18-pounder.,[7]