EVENT INFORMATION

5
April
1776

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

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๐Ÿ“… 5 April 1776 ๐Ÿ“ Martinique

Vessel: Apollo; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Camden, William; Captain: Calvert; Investor: Calvert; Captain: Smith, Andrew; Captain: Muckle, George. The voyage began at London on 5 April 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by United States with enslaved people.

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