EVENT INFORMATION

6
June
1727

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

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📅 6 June 1727 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Wiltshire; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Herle, Digory. The voyage began at London on 6 June 1727. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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