EVENT INFORMATION

5
May
1730

The slave ship Blackmoor departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 5 May 1730 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Blackmoor; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Cupples, Alexander; Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Bond, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 5 May 1730. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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