EVENT INFORMATION

6
August
1680

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

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📅 6 August 1680 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Carlisle; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 207.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Swan, Charles. The voyage began at London on 6 August 1680. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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