EVENT INFORMATION

7
April
1775

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

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๐Ÿ“… 7 April 1775 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Maesgwyn; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Powell, John; Captain: Brown, Windsor; Investor: Powell. The voyage began at Bristol on 7 April 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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