EVENT INFORMATION

2
November
1786

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

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📅 2 November 1786 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Africa; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 110. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Heatley, Robert; Investor: Heatley, Robert. The voyage began at London on 2 November 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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