EVENT INFORMATION

31
July
1777

The slave ship Cato arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 214 people had been taken aboard and approximately 197 arrived.

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📅 31 July 1777 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Cato; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jones, T; Captain: Langdon, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 22 August 1776. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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