EVENT INFORMATION

21
May
1655

The slave ship Maypole began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Barbados.

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📅 21 May 1655 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Maypole; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 160. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Navaert, Thomas. The voyage began at Plymouth on 31 March 1655. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bights (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Arrived in Africa, subsequent fate unknown.

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