EVENT INFORMATION

2
December
1788

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

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📅 2 December 1788 📍 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Assistance; flag: Great Britain; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 37. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Fisher, John; Investor: Fisher, John; Captain: Laing, Alexander. The voyage began at Liverpool on 2 December 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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