EVENT INFORMATION

26
April
1807

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

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📅 26 April 1807 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Fortune; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 501. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Brown, William; Investor: Brown, William; Investor: Leyland, Thomas; Captain: Kennan, Archibald. The voyage began at Liverpool on 26 April 1807. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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