EVENT INFORMATION

17
September
1737

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

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📅 17 September 1737 📍 Montserrat

Vessel: Prince of Orange; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bird, Japhet; Investor: Farr, Richard (Sr). The voyage began at Bristol on 17 September 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montserrat, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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