EVENT INFORMATION

26
May
1730

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

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📅 26 May 1730 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Mermaid; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Birchall, George. The voyage began at London on 26 May 1730. 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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