EVENT INFORMATION

16
October
1766

The slave ship Friendship departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 16 October 1766 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Friendship; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hollingsworth, John; Captain: Boucher, Edward. The voyage began at London on 16 October 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 20.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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