EVENT INFORMATION

18
August
1729

The slave ship Eleonora departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

← Back to Dashboard
📅 18 August 1729 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Eleonora; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Lacey, Jacob. The voyage began at Bristol on 18 August 1729. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark