EVENT INFORMATION

11
February
1743

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

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📅 11 February 1743 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Moorcroft; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Batty, Timothy. The voyage began at Liverpool on 11 February 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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