EVENT INFORMATION

13
February
1746

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

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📅 13 February 1746 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Benin; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Seires, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 13 February 1746. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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