How to research Royal Navy anti-slavery patrols around Africa

Where should research begin on Royal Navy anti-slavery patrols from East Africa to the Red Sea?

Trace the relevant station commanders and use their memoirs alongside official and colonial records, especially for the Indian Ocean station.

The Royal Navy divided the work among regional stations, with West African and Indian Ocean commands covering different coasts. Research should therefore begin by identifying the station and its commanders for the area in question. Official records establish the administration, but they preserve less of the lived history. Commanders' autobiographies and colonial records can supply that texture and point toward further evidence.