EVENT INFORMATION

3
March
1737

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

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📅 3 March 1737 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Morning Star; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Laroche, James (Sr); Captain: Hamley, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 3 March 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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