EVENT INFORMATION

24
September
1685

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

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📅 24 September 1685 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Coaster; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 54.8. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Bramble, William. The voyage began at London on 24 September 1685. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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