EVENT INFORMATION

4
October
1801

The slave ship Levant departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to U.S. Virgin Islands.

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📅 4 October 1801 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Levant; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 214. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: James, Gabriel; Captain: Cubbin, Thomas; Investor: Cubbin, Thomas; Investor: Stevens, Richard; Captain: McGhie, Nathaniel; Investor: McGhie, Nathaniel; Investor: Powell, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 4 October 1801. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Rio Pongo (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Thomas. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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