EVENT INFORMATION

22
February
1770

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

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📅 22 February 1770 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: King of Prussia; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Thoburn, William; Captain: Cowley. The voyage began at London on 22 February 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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