EVENT INFORMATION

6
August
1771

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

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📅 6 August 1771 📍 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Cornwall; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Smith, Benjamin; Investor: Smith, Benjamin. The voyage began at Bristol on 6 August 1771. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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