EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1806

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

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📅 6 May 1806 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Prince Edward; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 156. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Brown, John; Investor: Leigh, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 May 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Abandoned or condemned for unseaworthiness in the Americas.

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