EVENT INFORMATION

16
March
1791

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

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๐Ÿ“… 16 March 1791 ๐Ÿ“ Grenada

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 16 March 1791. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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