EVENT INFORMATION

24
October
1682

The slave ship Swallow arrived with enslaved Africans in Saint Kitts and Nevis. About 160 people had been taken aboard and approximately 70 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 24 October 1682 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Swallow; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Welden. The voyage began at London on 6 November 1681. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Newcastle (Nevis). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 56.0%.

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