EVENT INFORMATION

24
December
1755

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

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📅 24 December 1755 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Swallow; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Savage, Richard; Investor: Dunbar, Thomas; Captain: Lowe, James; Investor: Lowe, James; Investor: Hardwar, Henry; Investor: Torre, Nicholas; Investor: Whycliffe, Thomas; Investor: Wainwright, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 24 December 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward + Ivory + Gold + Benin (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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