EVENT INFORMATION

13
January
1750

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

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📅 13 January 1750 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Apollo; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Simmons, John; Investor: Simmons, John; Investor: Fletcher, Potter; Captain: Clay, Robert; Investor: Clay, Robert; Captain: Dobb, William; Investor: Dobb, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 13 January 1750. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 33.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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