EVENT INFORMATION

7
March
1749

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

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๐Ÿ“… 7 March 1749 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Roebuck; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Leach, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 7 March 1749. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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