EVENT INFORMATION

12
August
1786

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

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๐Ÿ“… 12 August 1786 ๐Ÿ“ Grenada

Vessel: Renown; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 196. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bent, Robert; Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Captain: Hodgson, Leckonby; Investor: Hodgson, Leckonby; Captain: Holliwell, John; Captain: Burrows, John; Investor: Burrows, John; Investor: Bent, Giles. The voyage began at Liverpool on 12 August 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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