EVENT INFORMATION

19
July
1754

The slave ship Africa departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 19 July 1754 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Africa; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gardner, John; Investor: Gardner, John. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 19 July 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%.

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