EVENT INFORMATION

17
October
1795

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

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📅 17 October 1795 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Britannia; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 205. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bent, Robert; Captain: Curry, Gilbert. The voyage began at Liverpool on 17 October 1795. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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