EVENT INFORMATION

9
October
1767

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

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📅 9 October 1767 📍 Grenada

Vessel: King of Prussia; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Blundell, Bryan; Investor: Staniforth, Thomas; Investor: Martin, Charles; Captain: Doran, Felix; Investor: Doran, Felix; Investor: Taylor, Joseph; Investor: Pole, William; Investor: Davenport, William; Captain: Richardson, Samuel; Investor: Nottingham, Alex. The voyage began at Liverpool on 9 October 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (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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