EVENT INFORMATION

20
January
1772

The slave ship Swift departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 20 January 1772 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Swift; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 83.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Griffith, Eaglesfield. The voyage began on 20 January 1772. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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