EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1765

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

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📅 6 May 1765 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: King George; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 239.9. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Baynes, Danl; Investor: Baynes, Danl; Investor: Selkirk, John. The voyage began at Whitehaven on 6 May 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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