EVENT INFORMATION

7
December
1737

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

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📅 7 December 1737 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Peniel; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Becher, Michl; Captain: Rooth, Richard. The voyage began at Bristol on 7 December 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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