EVENT INFORMATION

7
October
1730

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

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📅 7 October 1730 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Helena; flag: Great Britain; rig: Pink; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Knight, Isaac; Captain: Churchman, George; Captain: Clark; Captain: Pittman, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 7 October 1730. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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