EVENT INFORMATION

22
August
1683

The slave ship Coaster departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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๐Ÿ“… 22 August 1683 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Coaster; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Bramble, William. The voyage began at Barbados, place unspecified on 23 February 1683. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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