EVENT INFORMATION

3
May
1792

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

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📅 3 May 1792 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Recovery; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 189. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rogers, James; Investor: Jacks, Walter; Captain: Kimber, John; Investor: Gordon, John (Jr); Captain: Price, Samuel; Investor: Gordon, William. The voyage began at Bristol on 3 May 1792. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Falmouth (Jam). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 33.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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