EVENT INFORMATION

20
April
1765

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

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📅 20 April 1765 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Hector; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Crosbie, John; Investor: Crosbie, John; Investor: Rowe, William; Investor: Trafford, William; Investor: Crosbie, William; Investor: Simpson, James; Investor: Baird, James; Investor: Bean, Samuel; Investor: Bean, David; Investor: Cuthbert, Lewis; Captain: Carr, George; Captain: McVicar, Duncan; Captain: Lace, Ambr; Investor: Lace, Ambr. The voyage began at Liverpool on 20 April 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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