EVENT INFORMATION

5
February
1772

The slave ship Essex departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Grenada.

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📅 5 February 1772 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Essex; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bailey, Adam; Captain: Manners; Captain: Stap, Randal. The voyage began at London on 5 February 1772. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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