EVENT INFORMATION

10
November
1763

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

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📅 10 November 1763 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Royal Briton; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Watkins, Thomas; Investor: Sims, T; Captain: Lewis, Henry. The voyage began at Bristol on 10 November 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 14.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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