EVENT INFORMATION

12
June
1767

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

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๐Ÿ“… 12 June 1767 ๐Ÿ“ Grenada

Vessel: Portland; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Pownal, William; Captain: Gawith, Samuel; Investor: Gawith, Samuel; Investor: Beckwith, John; Investor: Benson, John; Investor: Postlethwaite, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 12 June 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bassa (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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