EVENT INFORMATION

15
February
1686

The slave ship Prosperous arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 651 people had been taken aboard and approximately 321 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 15 February 1686 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Prosperous; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 222.4. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Clarke, Henry; Captain: Bryant, William; Captain: Cole. The voyage began at London on 6 January 1685. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 51.0%.

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