EVENT INFORMATION

5
November
1775

The slave ship Active departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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๐Ÿ“… 5 November 1775 ๐Ÿ“ Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Active; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 137.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Shepherd, Richard Sheppard; Investor: Grimshaw, R. The voyage began at Liverpool on 5 November 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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