EVENT INFORMATION

20
April
1775

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

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📅 20 April 1775 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Favourite; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Case, T; Investor: Staniforth, Thomas; Investor: Martin, Charles; Captain: Doran, Felix; Investor: Doran, Felix; Investor: Taylor, Joseph; Investor: Watts, George Warren; Investor: Pole, William; Investor: Davenport, William; Investor: Nottingham, Alex; Investor: Case, Clayton; Captain: Berry, William; Investor: Berry, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 20 April 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cameroons (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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