EVENT INFORMATION

14
November
1752

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

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📅 14 November 1752 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Achilles; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gregson, William; Captain: Bridge, John; Investor: Bridge, John; Investor: Kennion, John; Captain: Patrick, Thomas; Investor: Holmer, Peter; Investor: Dunbar, Thomas; Investor: Hardwar, Henry. The voyage began at Liverpool on 14 November 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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