EVENT INFORMATION

22
April
1775

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

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📅 22 April 1775 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Lancashire; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Yates; Captain: Jones, Jno. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 April 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Captured by United States after enslaved people disembarked.

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