EVENT INFORMATION

1
December
1749

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

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๐Ÿ“… 1 December 1749 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Speedwell; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bellamy, Joseph. The voyage began at London on 1 December 1749. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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