EVENT INFORMATION

1
January
1806

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

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📅 1 January 1806 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Perseus; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 243. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Walker, Charles; Investor: Dickson, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 1 January 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montego Bay. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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