EVENT INFORMATION

5
August
1770

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

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📅 5 August 1770 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Roebuck; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Duncomb, David; Investor: Duncomb, David; Captain: Gullan, Thomas. The voyage began at Bristol on 5 August 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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