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29 Aug 1782
British naval vessel HMS Royal George sank, and over 800 lives were lost.
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13 Dec 1758
The English transport ship Duke William sank in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
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6 Jun 1716
The French ship named Aurore transported the first African slaves from Senegambia, West Africa, to Louisiana, US.
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6 Sep 1522
'Victoria' became the world's first recorded ship to have circumnavigated the globe when it arrived back in Spain.
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25 Dec 1492
The Santa Maria sunk.
