EVENT INFORMATION

2
April
1745

The slave ship Vernon arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 250 people had been taken aboard and approximately 222 arrived.

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📅 2 April 1745 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Vernon; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 137.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Williamson, William; Investor: Williamson, William; Captain: Bannister, Robert. The voyage began at Liverpool. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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