EVENT INFORMATION

28
December
1784

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

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📅 28 December 1784 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Chambres; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 233. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hird, James; Investor: Hird, James; Investor: Calvert, William; Investor: Jones, John C; Captain: Johnston, George; Investor: Johnston, George; Investor: Galley, Jno; Investor: Bromfield, Chas; Investor: Welsh, Robert. The voyage began at Liverpool on 28 December 1784. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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