EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1800

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

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📅 6 May 1800 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Caroline; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 290. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Clarke, John; Investor: Clarke, Henry; Captain: Welsh, Patrick; Investor: Welsh, Patrick; Captain: Findlay, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 May 1800. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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