EVENT INFORMATION

6
August
1781

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

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📅 6 August 1781 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Apollo; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Anderson, J; Investor: Anderson, J; Captain: Sutherland, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 6 August 1781. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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