EVENT INFORMATION

15
May
1789

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

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📅 15 May 1789 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Colonel; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 119. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Captain: Hodgson, Leckonby; Investor: Hodgson, Leckonby; Captain: Hammond, Benj; Investor: Hammond, Benj; Investor: Pickop, Thomas; Captain: Clarke, Thomas; Investor: Clarke, Thomas; Captain: Lee, Thomas; Investor: Lee, Thomas; Investor: Smith, James Whitfield; Investor: Newsham, Henry. The voyage began at Liverpool on 15 May 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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