EVENT INFORMATION

31
May
1754

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

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๐Ÿ“… 31 May 1754 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Britannia; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: White, Henry; Investor: White, Henry; Investor: Park, John; Investor: Heywood, Benjamin; Investor: Heywood, Arthur; Investor: Leatherbarrow, Thos; Investor: Gorrel, John; Captain: Linnaker, Samuel; Investor: Linnaker, Samuel. The voyage began at Liverpool on 31 May 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New 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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