EVENT INFORMATION

29
October
1798

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

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📅 29 October 1798 📍 Guyana

Vessel: Gascoyne; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 310. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Evans, Jenkin; Investor: Evans, Jenkin; Investor: Joseph, Abraham; Investor: Cullen, Michael; Investor: Moore, Thomas; Investor: Morley, Thomas Lewin; Captain: Robinson, Dawson. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 October 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Demerara. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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