EVENT INFORMATION

5
October
1721

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

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📅 5 October 1721 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: King Solomon; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.2. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Traharne, Joseph. The voyage began at London on 5 October 1721. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 90 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 16.3%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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