EVENT INFORMATION

15
May
1786

The slave ship Commerce left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Grenada. About 300 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 15 May 1786 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Commerce; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 136. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Calvert; Investor: Calvert; Captain: Thomson, James; Investor: Kewley, John. The voyage began at London on 8 February 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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