EVENT INFORMATION

14
August
1783

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

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📅 14 August 1783 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Hector; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Warren, Samuel; Investor: Coleman, John; Investor: Bramwell, William; Captain: Ash, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 14 August 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 27 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 17.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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