EVENT INFORMATION

22
May
1783

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

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📅 22 May 1783 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Sisters; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Ward, Jsph; Investor: Ward, Jsph; Captain: Fisher, Ralph; Investor: Fisher, Ralph; Captain: Rigmaiden, Thomas; Investor: Rigmaiden, Thomas; Investor: Denney, Plato; Investor: Middleton, Richard; Captain: Perkins, John; Investor: Perkins, John; Captain: Caton, Joseph; Investor: Caton, Joseph; Captain: Wise, Diederick. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 May 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montego Bay. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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