EVENT INFORMATION

16
December
1758

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

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📅 16 December 1758 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Pompadour; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: White, John; Investor: White, John; Investor: Backhouse, John; Captain: Howard, John; Investor: Howard, John; Captain: Welch, John; Investor: Welch, John; Investor: Parr, Edward; Captain: Threlfall, Thomas; Investor: Southworth, Richard. The voyage began at Liverpool on 16 December 1758. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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