EVENT INFORMATION

5
February
1808

The slave ship Robert left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 310 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 5 February 1808 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Robert; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 252. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Mullion, Hamlet; Investor: Mullion, Hamlet; Captain: Phillips, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 12 October 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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