EVENT INFORMATION

23
February
1794

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

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📅 23 February 1794 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Swift; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 127. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Kendall, John; Investor: Kendall, John; Captain: Fisher, Ralph; Investor: Fisher, Ralph; Investor: Kewley; Investor: Kewley, Patrick; Investor: Aspinall, William; Captain: Forrest, James; Investor: Forrest, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 23 February 1794. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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