EVENT INFORMATION

18
October
1771

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

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๐Ÿ“… 18 October 1771 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Florida; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Cornwall, Thomas; Captain: Saunders, Thomas. The voyage began at London on 18 October 1771. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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