EVENT INFORMATION

23
February
1753

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

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๐Ÿ“… 23 February 1753 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Fortune; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cunliffe, Foster; Investor: Kendall, Thomas; Investor: Townsend, Henry; Captain: Pole, Charles; Investor: Pole, Charles; Investor: Okill, John; Investor: Unsworth, Levinus; Captain: Williams, Hugh; Investor: Williams, Hugh. The voyage began at Liverpool on 23 February 1753. 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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