EVENT INFORMATION

20
March
1755

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

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📅 20 March 1755 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Aurore; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Saffray. The voyage began at Le Havre on 20 March 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by British - after disembarkation.

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