EVENT INFORMATION

2
June
1753

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

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📅 2 June 1753 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Benn; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Thompson, James; Investor: Thompson, James; Captain: Nicholas, Rd; Investor: Nicholas, Rd; Investor: Rowe, William; Investor: Livesley, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 2 June 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (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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