EVENT INFORMATION

26
March
1771

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

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📅 26 March 1771 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Hare; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Chapman, William; Investor: Chapman, William; Captain: Simmons, John; Investor: Simmons, John; Investor: Rumbold, Thomas; Investor: Falkner, Thomas; Captain: Finch, Michael; Investor: Finch, Michael; Investor: Bacon, John Jose; Captain: Looney, Thomas; Investor: Looney, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 26 March 1771. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Benin (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 48.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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