EVENT INFORMATION

19
June
1783

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

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📅 19 June 1783 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Champion; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dawson, John; Investor: Dawson, John; Captain: Abraham, Ralph; Investor: Abraham, Ralph; Investor: Baker, Peter. The voyage began at Liverpool on 19 June 1783. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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