EVENT INFORMATION

8
November
1771

The slave ship Virgin Queen arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 152 people had been taken aboard and approximately 115 arrived.

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📅 8 November 1771 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Virgin Queen; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jones, T; Captain: Penhale, William; Captain: Forsyth, Alexander. The voyage began at Bristol on 16 August 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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