EVENT INFORMATION

21
December
1807

The slave ship Bacchus arrived with enslaved Africans in Trinidad and Tobago. About 310 people had been taken aboard and approximately 279 arrived.

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📅 21 December 1807 📍 Trinidad and Tobago

Vessel: Bacchus; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 295. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Weston, John; Captain: Houghton, Thomas; Investor: Houghton, Thomas; Investor: Milburn, Issac. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 April 1807. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Trinidad, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Condemned - Americas after disembarkation.

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