EVENT INFORMATION

8
August
1806

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

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📅 8 August 1806 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Apollo; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 136. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Brade, William; Investor: Brade, James; Investor: Hooton, Richard; Captain: Chapman, William; Investor: Chapman, William; Captain: McAlpine, Thomas; Investor: Smith, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 8 August 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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