EVENT INFORMATION

6
November
1685

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

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๐Ÿ“… 6 November 1685 ๐Ÿ“ Barbados

Vessel: Virgin Pink; flag: Great Britain; rig: Pink; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Taylor, Thomas; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began at London on 6 November 1685. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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