EVENT INFORMATION

16
July
1775

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

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📅 16 July 1775 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Antelope; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hamilton, D; Investor: Hamilton, D; Captain: Wright, Mungo; Investor: Wright, Mungo. The voyage began at Bristol on 16 July 1775. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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