EVENT INFORMATION

12
August
1753

The slave ship Thetis departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 12 August 1753 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Thetis; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Hunt, Joseph. The voyage began at Bristol on 12 August 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Andony (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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