EVENT INFORMATION

7
January
1783

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

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📅 7 January 1783 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Camden; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Calvert; Investor: Calvert; Captain: Wilson, Thomas; Investor: Wilson, Thomas. The voyage began at London on 7 January 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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