EVENT INFORMATION

16
March
1793

The slave ship Swift departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 16 March 1793 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Swift; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 84. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jacks, Walter; Investor: Salford, Benjamin; Captain: Llewellin, Samuel; Captain: Belton, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 16 March 1793. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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