EVENT INFORMATION

7
April
1752

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

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๐Ÿ“… 7 April 1752 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Rainbow; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Thompson, John; Captain: Engledue, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 7 April 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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