EVENT INFORMATION

24
September
1791

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

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📅 24 September 1791 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Hope; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 163. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Watson, W; Investor: Sawrey, James; Investor: Worswick, Robert; Investor: Tatem, Trotter; Captain: Ainsworth; Captain: Collins, Tobias. The voyage began at Lancaster on 24 September 1791. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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