EVENT INFORMATION

4
August
1769

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

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📅 4 August 1769 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Warwick Castle; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 398.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: McNeil, Malcolm; Investor: Clarke. The voyage began at London on 4 August 1769. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 20.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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