EVENT INFORMATION

28
March
1771

The slave ship Benin departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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📅 28 March 1771 📍 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Benin; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: James, W; Captain: Coil, James; Investor: Coil, James; Captain: Taylor, A. The voyage began at Liverpool on 28 March 1771. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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