This article looks at the development of Sierra Leone's ship repair cluster, particularly focusing on the period 1780 to 1860. It argues that several factors contributed to the colony's ability to develop a ship repair cluster. The first was the local environment, which provided both a safe harbor for ships and boats, and local materials that could be used on European and American ships. Secondly, the port's increasing commercial role and its unique position as the site of the Courts of Mixed Commission for the adjudication of condemned slaving ships after the abolition of the slave trade gave ship's carpenters access to a wide and varied range of both customers and supplies. Finally, these material effects were enhanced by the cluster's effect on knowledge spillover and on-the-spot tacit knowledge creation as disruptions in the supply chain, competition with slave traders, and other local circumstances fostered innovation in Freetown's repair cluster.

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“为造船工人、制桶工人和 grumettas 服务”：弗里敦在 19 世纪塞拉利昂的修船集群

本文着眼于塞拉利昂修船集群的发展，特别关注 1780 年至 1860 年期间。它认为有几个因素促成了该殖民地发展修船集群的能力。首先是当地的环境，它既为船舶提供了一个安全的港湾，又为欧洲和美国的船舶提供了可以使用的当地材料。其次，港口日益增长的商业作用及其作为混合委员会法院的独特地位，在废除奴隶贸易后对被谴责的奴隶船进行裁决，使船舶的木匠能够接触到广泛多样的客户和供应品。最后，这些物质效应被集群增强了