EVENT INFORMATION

26
March
1767

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

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📅 26 March 1767 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Phoenix; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bishop, George; Investor: Powell, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 26 March 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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