EVENT INFORMATION

29
November
1797

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

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📅 29 November 1797 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Favourite; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 161. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Benson, Moses; Investor: Penny, James (Jr); Investor: Backhouse, John; Captain: Dixon, Thomas; Investor: Dixon, Thomas; Captain: Mawdsley, Peter; Investor: James, Penny (Sr). The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 November 1797. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Ambriz (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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