EVENT INFORMATION

8
March
1788

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

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📅 8 March 1788 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Mentor; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 136. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hamilton, John; Captain: Lyttleton, William; Investor: Lyttleton, William. The voyage began at London on 8 March 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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