EVENT INFORMATION

15
August
1798

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

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๐Ÿ“… 15 August 1798 ๐Ÿ“ Jamaica

Vessel: Catherine; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 205. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Fletcher; Investor: Fletcher; Investor: France, Thomas; Investor: Pool; Captain: Kewley, William; Captain: Cummins, Thomas; Captain: Reddie. The voyage began at Liverpool on 15 August 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston.

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