EVENT INFORMATION

21
November
1798

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

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📅 21 November 1798 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Tonyn; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 196. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Taylor, Michael; Captain: Bailey, Thomas; Investor: Bailey, Thomas; Captain: Towers, James; Investor: Towers, James; Investor: Cantrell, Ralph; Investor: Grimshaw, Roger [Martinique]. The voyage began at Liverpool on 21 November 1798. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Congo River (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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