EVENT INFORMATION

2
January
1773

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

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๐Ÿ“… 2 January 1773 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: King George; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Powell, John; Captain: Teap, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 2 January 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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