EVENT INFORMATION

16
October
1796

The slave ship Port au Prince departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Guyana.

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📅 16 October 1796 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Port au Prince; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 466. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Leigh, Roger; Investor: Parr, Thomas; Captain: Corran, William; Investor: Corran, William; Captain: Gibson, William; Investor: Parr, John (Jr). The voyage began at Liverpool on 16 October 1796. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Demerara. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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