EVENT INFORMATION

18
September
1783

The slave ship Chesterfield departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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📅 18 September 1783 📍 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Chesterfield; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Staniforth, Thomas; Investor: Brooks, Jsph; Investor: Slater, Gill; Captain: Williams, Peter; Investor: Ryan, Thomas; Captain: Fisher, Joseph; Investor: Fisher, Joseph. The voyage began at Liverpool on 18 September 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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