EVENT INFORMATION

26
March
1743

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

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๐Ÿ“… 26 March 1743 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Rainbow; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Owen, Charles. The voyage began at Bristol on 26 March 1743. 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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