EVENT INFORMATION

31
August
1736

The slave ship Prince of Orange departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 31 August 1736 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Prince of Orange; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bird, Japhet. The voyage began at Bristol on 31 August 1736. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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