EVENT INFORMATION

24
December
1757

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

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📅 24 December 1757 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Achilles; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gregson, William; Captain: Bridge, John; Investor: Bridge, John; Investor: Kennion, John; Investor: Holmer, Peter; Investor: Dunbar, Thomas; Investor: Hardwar, Henry; Captain: Carus, Chris; Captain: Mitchell, Robert; Investor: Mitchell, Robert. The voyage began at Liverpool on 24 December 1757. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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