EVENT INFORMATION

11
March
1718

The slave ship Wright Gally departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 11 March 1718 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Wright Gally; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 348.6. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Spelt, Stephen; Captain: Brown, Israel; Investor: South Sea Company. The voyage began at London on 11 March 1718. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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