EVENT INFORMATION

26
February
1787

The slave ship Hudibras arrived with enslaved Africans in Grenada. About 360 people had been taken aboard and approximately 350 arrived.

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📅 26 February 1787 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Hudibras; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Earle, Thomas; Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Captain: Evans, Jenkin; Investor: Evans, Jenkin. The voyage began at Liverpool on 26 May 1786. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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