EVENT INFORMATION

8
June
1683

The slave ship Lisbon Merchant left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Barbados. About 315 people had been taken aboard.

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Slave voyages 📅 8 June 1683 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Lisbon Merchant; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Woolsford, William. The voyage began at London on 6 October 1682. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 34.0%.

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