EVENT INFORMATION

28
December
1719

The slave ship Hanover departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 28 December 1719 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Hanover; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bogle, Robert, jnr; Investor: Thomson, Thomas; Investor: McCall, Samuel; Investor: Tran, Arthur; Investor: Gray, John; Captain: Garratts, Garrett. The voyage began at Glasgow on 28 December 1719. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 24.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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