EVENT INFORMATION

8
March
1759

The slave ship Dolphin arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 145 people had been taken aboard and approximately 128 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 8 March 1759 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Dolphin; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Howland. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 1758. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%.

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