EVENT INFORMATION

30
December
1775

The slave ship Swift left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Barbados. About 120 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 30 December 1775 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Swift; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Shoolbred; Captain: Goodwin, R. The voyage began at London on 15 February 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified.

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