EVENT INFORMATION

6
April
1770

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

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📅 6 April 1770 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: True Blue; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Davenport, William; Captain: Welch, John; Investor: Welch, John; Investor: Goad, John; Investor: Hasell, Chris; Captain: Griffith, Richard; Captain: Goad, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 April 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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