EVENT INFORMATION

15
August
1789

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

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📅 15 August 1789 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Pitt; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 340. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: McNabb, John; Captain: Muir; Captain: Hunter, John. The voyage began at London on 15 August 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Lucea (a) St Lucea. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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