EVENT INFORMATION

2
May
1806

The slave ship Fortune completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Bahamas.

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📅 2 May 1806 📍 Bahamas

Vessel: Fortune; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 501. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Watt, Charles; Investor: Watt, Charles; Captain: Brown, William; Investor: Brown, William; Investor: Leyland, Thomas; Captain: Bridson, Hugh; Captain: Kelly, R. The voyage began at Liverpool on 25 April 1805. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Congo River (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Nassau. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 35 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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