EVENT INFORMATION

27
February
1797

The slave ship African Queen departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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📅 27 February 1797 📍 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: African Queen; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 268. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: King, Thomas; Investor: King, Thomas; Captain: Buckle, Richard. The voyage began at Bristol on 27 February 1797. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured before disembarking enslaved people; vessel recaptured or released subsequently.

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