EVENT INFORMATION

24
April
1761

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

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📅 24 April 1761 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Forde; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Doran, Felix; Investor: Doran, Felix; Captain: Brown, James; Investor: Brown, James; Captain: Gildart, James; Investor: Gildart, James; Captain: Hutton, William; Investor: Hutton, William; Investor: Ford, Charles; Investor: Winstanley, Samuel; Investor: Green, Robert. The voyage began at Liverpool on 24 April 1761. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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