EVENT INFORMATION

20
May
1683

The slave ship Eaglet left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Barbados. About 230 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 20 May 1683 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Eaglet; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Waugh, John. The voyage began at London. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Keta (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 42.0%.

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