EVENT INFORMATION

24
March
1793

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

← Back to Dashboard
📅 24 March 1793 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Robust; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 346. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Wilson, Charles; Investor: Wilson, Charles; Captain: Hammond, Benj; Investor: Hammond, Benj; Captain: Ward, Jsph; Investor: Ward, Jsph; Captain: Houghton, John; Investor: Houghton, John; Captain: Carruther, James; Investor: Carruther, James; Captain: Begg, William; Investor: Begg, William; Captain: Fisher, Ralph; Investor: Fisher, Ralph; Captain: Rigmaiden, Thomas; Investor: Rigmaiden, Thomas; Captain: Forrest, Archibald; Investor: Colley, John Eckley; Captain: Shaw, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 24 March 1793. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark