British Merchant slave ship 'Swallow' (1738)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:2045
Burthen70Ton

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.8.173817 ref:2045
6.9.174245 ref:2045

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4.8.1738 - 4.1743CaptainTGM

DateEventSource
4.8.1738

Sailed from Liverpool to Africa

At Africa . Embarks 172 slaves.

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c.2.1739

Arrived at Barbados & the Leeward Islands . 153 slaves disembark.

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9.7.1739Arrived at Liverpool ref:2045
6.9.1742Sailed from Liverpool ref:2045
2.1743

172 slaves shipped off the Gold Coast

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9.2.1742/43Guinea raid
4.1743Taken by S002

IDNameAuthorType

S002 Book

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