EVENT INFORMATION

18
May
1688

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

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šŸ“… 18 May 1688 šŸ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Princess; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Crookshank, James; Captain: Hill, William. The voyage began at London on 18 May 1688. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 22.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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