EVENT INFORMATION

9
November
1793

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

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📅 9 November 1793 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Hornet; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 314. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Engledue, W; Captain: Anderson, J; Investor: Anderson, J; Captain: Carson, John. The voyage began at Bristol on 9 November 1793. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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