EVENT INFORMATION

24
October
1682

The slave ship Golden Fortune left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Barbados. About 258 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 24 October 1682 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Golden Fortune; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Ambrose, Lott. The voyage began at London on 1682. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 95 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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