EVENT INFORMATION

28
January
1792

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

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📅 28 January 1792 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Torbay; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 146. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Benson, Moses; Investor: Backhouse, John; Captain: Penny, James; Investor: Penny, James; Captain: Dixon, Thomas; Investor: Dixon, Thomas; Captain: Preston, Gerrard; Investor: Preston, Gerrard; Captain: Foulkes, John; Investor: Rutson, William; Investor: Rigby, Peter. The voyage began at Liverpool on 28 January 1792. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ambriz (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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