EVENT INFORMATION

16
November
1803

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

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๐Ÿ“… 16 November 1803 ๐Ÿ“ Suriname

Vessel: Roehampton; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 104. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: McDowal, Samuel; Investor: Twemlow, Thomas; Captain: Thompson, William; Investor: Thompson, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 16 November 1803. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded resistance: Vessel's boats attacked from shore. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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