EVENT INFORMATION

1
May
1761

The slave ship Richmond left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Guadeloupe. About 340 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 1 May 1761 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Richmond; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Slater, Gill; Investor: Heywood, Benjamin; Investor: Heywood, Arthur; Investor: Powell, Richard; Investor: Caldwell, Charles; Captain: Carruther, James; Investor: Carruther, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 25 September 1760. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by Spanish - after disembarkation.

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