EVENT INFORMATION

9
April
1757

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

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📅 9 April 1757 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Ferret; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Annion, Thomas; Investor: Annion, Thomas; Captain: White, John; Investor: White, John; Captain: Welch, John; Investor: Welch, John; Captain: Dobb, William; Investor: Dobb, William; Investor: Hutton, George; Captain: Bury, John; Investor: Bury, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 9 April 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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