EVENT INFORMATION

13
May
1749

The slave ship Norwich Merchant departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 13 May 1749 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Norwich Merchant; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Sidey, John. The voyage began at London on 13 May 1749. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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