EVENT INFORMATION

21
August
1802

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

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📅 21 August 1802 📍 U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Eclipse; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 200. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Mullion, Hamlet; Investor: Mullion, Hamlet; Captain: Bibby, Robert; Investor: Bibby, Robert; Captain: Nuttal, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 21 August 1802. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Thomas. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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