EVENT INFORMATION

11
August
1741

The slave ship Cumberland departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 11 August 1741 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Cumberland; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 83.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: White, John; Investor: White, John; Investor: Johnston, Andrew; Investor: Moseley, Oswal. The voyage began at Liverpool on 11 August 1741. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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