EVENT INFORMATION

31
December
1743

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

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📅 31 December 1743 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Louisa; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Swymmer, William; Investor: Swymmer, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 31 December 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Captured by Spanish - after disembarkation.

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