EVENT INFORMATION

11
March
1778

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

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๐Ÿ“… 11 March 1778 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Pyrrha; flag: France; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 300. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dubois, Guillaume; Investor: Goguet. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 11 March 1778. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, Fr definition (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.

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