EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1766

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

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๐Ÿ“… 6 May 1766 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Ruby; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Baird, James; Investor: Mills, James. The voyage began at London on 6 May 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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