EVENT INFORMATION

16
August
1753

The slave ship Neptune arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 266 people had been taken aboard and approximately 228 arrived.

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📅 16 August 1753 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Neptune; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Brooks, Joseph; Captain: Thompson, Thomas; Investor: Thompson, Thomas; Captain: Brooks, Jonathan; Investor: Brooks, Jonathan; Investor: Brooks, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 July 1752. 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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