EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1755

The slave ship Duke of Chester arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 215 people had been taken aboard and approximately 184 arrived.

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📅 6 May 1755 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Duke of Chester; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lace, Ambr; Investor: Lace, Ambr; Investor: Bagnall, John; Investor: Hincks, John; Investor: Barnston, Robert; Investor: Perkins, Henry; Investor: Goodwin, Charles. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 March 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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