EVENT INFORMATION

28
August
1782

The slave ship Othello departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to British Virgin Islands.

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📅 28 August 1782 📍 British Virgin Islands

Vessel: Othello; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Earle, Thomas; Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Investor: Heywood, Benj Arth; Investor: Parke, Thomas; Captain: Copeland, Jno; Investor: Copeland, Jno; Investor: Davenport, William; Investor: Earle, William (Jr); Captain: Johnson, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 28 August 1782. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast (Nunez - Assini) (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Tortola, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of enslaved people or during slaving.

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