EVENT INFORMATION

7
July
1684

The slave ship Golden Fortune arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 245 people had been taken aboard and approximately 197 arrived.

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📅 7 July 1684 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Golden Fortune; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Ambrose, Lott. The voyage began at London on 26 September 1683. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 20.0%. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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