EVENT INFORMATION

12
December
1791

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

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📅 12 December 1791 📍 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Favourite; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 161. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Howard, Benjamin; Investor: Fitzhenry, Patrick. The voyage began at Bristol on 12 December 1791. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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