3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies
90490 – Penelope (1756 – 1757)
Voyage ID: 90490
Was this a corporate crossing: No
Vessel
Name: Penelope
Flags: gb
Tonnage: 92.3
Journey
Departure Year: 1756
Departure Location: Liverpool
Arrival Year: 1757
Arrival Location: /
Enslaved people
Principal purchase location: West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Principal landing location: /
Number embarked: 230
Number disembarked: 197
Number of deaths: /
Outcome
Captured by the French - after embarkation of slaves
Sources
LST,1744-1786<>Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, <i>Liverpool </i><i> Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786</i> (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992)., LList, 12 Aug 1757<><i>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808)</i>