EVENT INFORMATION

5
July
1769

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

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📅 5 July 1769 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Shelburne; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Snauw. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Clark; Investor: Clark. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 5 July 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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