EVENT INFORMATION

25
August
1794

The slave ship Chambres left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 330 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 25 August 1794 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Chambres; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 198. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bent, Robert; Captain: Bent, Theophilus. The voyage began at Liverpool on 7 March 1794. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Congo River (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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