EVENT INFORMATION

22
December
1759

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

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📅 22 December 1759 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Phoebe; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Knight, John; Investor: Davenport, Christopher; Captain: Bennet, James; Investor: Bennet, James; Captain: Giball, John; Investor: Giball, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 December 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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