EVENT INFORMATION

15
June
1708

The slave ship Sherbrow departed from Barbados after the slave-trading stage of the voyage.

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📅 15 June 1708 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Sherbrow; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Elliot, Abraham; Captain: Gill, William. The voyage began at London on 5 March 1707. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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