EVENT INFORMATION

4
July
1743

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

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📅 4 July 1743 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Phoenix; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lewis, Stephen. The voyage began at Bristol on 4 July 1743. 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.

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