EVENT INFORMATION

18
July
1763

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

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๐Ÿ“… 18 July 1763 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Rainbow; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Earle, William. The voyage began at Newport on 18 July 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Arrived in Africa, subsequent fate unknown.

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