EVENT INFORMATION

10
October
1684

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

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📅 10 October 1684 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Golden Fortune; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Knight, Edward. The voyage began at Barbados, place unspecified on 10 October 1684. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 18.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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