Episode 3 of 3
Grounding off Struisbaai
- When
- March 1766
- Where
- off Struisbaai, South Africa
- Part of
- Meermin Slave Mutiny
In March 1766 the mutineers deliberately let the Meermin drift aground off Struisbaai, where she broke up.
The mutineers deliberately allowed the ship to drift aground off Struisbaai, now in South Africa, in March 1766. Meermin broke up in situ, ending a career already cut short by the mutiny of her cargo of Malagasy people.
Sources
- Meermin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-29
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