EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1792

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

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📅 6 May 1792 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Minerva; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 153. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Williams, William; Investor: Williams, William; Investor: Tarleton, Clayton; Investor: Rigg, William; Captain: Moore, Henry. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 May 1792. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Benin, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port Maria. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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