EVENT INFORMATION

9
November
1782

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

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📅 9 November 1782 📍 British Virgin Islands

Vessel: Hornet; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 142. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Warren, Samuel; Investor: Bramwell, William; Investor: Calvert, William; Captain: Parke, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 9 November 1782. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Tortola, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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