EVENT INFORMATION

23
March
1762

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

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📅 23 March 1762 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Active; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Johnson, Thomas; Captain: Grayson, Anthony; Investor: Grayson, Anthony; Captain: White, John; Investor: White, John; Captain: Dobb, William; Investor: Dobb, William; Captain: Middleton, Thomas; Investor: Middleton, Thomas; Investor: Falkner, Thomas; Investor: Hutton, George; Captain: Hope, David. The voyage began at Liverpool on 23 March 1762. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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