EVENT INFORMATION

25
December
1755

The slave ship Fortune began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 25 December 1755 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Fortune; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 40. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Millar, Chris. The voyage began at Antigua, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Arrived in Africa, subsequent fate unknown.

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