EVENT INFORMATION

29
May
1791

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

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๐Ÿ“… 29 May 1791 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Robust; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 313. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bowie, James; Captain: Fisher, John; Investor: Fisher, John; Captain: Thornborrow, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 May 1791. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 23.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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