EVENT INFORMATION

19
June
1679

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

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📅 19 June 1679 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Arthur; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Doegood, Robert. The voyage began at London on 19 June 1679. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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