EVENT INFORMATION

16
March
1792

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

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📅 16 March 1792 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Africa; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 110. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Heatley, Robert; Investor: Heatley, Robert; Captain: Sharpless, Thomas; Investor: Sharpless, Thomas; Captain: Rae, John. The voyage began at London on 16 March 1792. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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