EVENT INFORMATION

1
August
1789

The slave ship Wasp arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 237 people had been taken aboard and approximately 158 arrived.

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📅 1 August 1789 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Wasp; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 141. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jones, T; Captain: Hutcheson, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 23 March 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 33.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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