EVENT INFORMATION

3
July
1789

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

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📅 3 July 1789 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Philip Stephens; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 114. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bowie, James; Captain: Fisher, John; Investor: Fisher, John; Captain: Kelly, Richard. The voyage began at Liverpool on 3 July 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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