EVENT INFORMATION

20
June
1770

The slave ship Jordan departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 20 June 1770 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Jordan; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Seaman, Thomas; Investor: Seaman, Thomas; Captain: Crosbie, John; Investor: Crosbie, John; Investor: Crosbie, William; Investor: Blackstock, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 20 June 1770. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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