EVENT INFORMATION

7
March
1752

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

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📅 7 March 1752 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Duke of Cumberland; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Blundell, Bryan; Investor: Backhouse, Thomas; Investor: Shaw, Saml; Investor: Crosbie, James; Investor: Blundell, William; Captain: Crosbie, John; Investor: Crosbie, John; Captain: Blundell, Richard; Investor: Blundell, Richard. The voyage began at Liverpool on 7 March 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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