EVENT INFORMATION

6
October
1792

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

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📅 6 October 1792 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Young Eagle; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 173. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Jones, T; Investor: Jones, T; Investor: Rigge, Thomas; Captain: Westley, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 6 October 1792. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port Maria. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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