EVENT INFORMATION

20
February
1783

The slave ship Mermaid completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 20 February 1783 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Mermaid; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Sparling; Investor: Sparling; Captain: Reynolds, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 18 February 1782. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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