EVENT INFORMATION

5
May
1766

The slave ship Aurora began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Barbados.

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📅 5 May 1766 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Aurora; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 60. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: McClune; Captain: Vansart. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 46.0%.

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