EVENT INFORMATION

10
January
1688

The slave ship Hannah began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Barbados.

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📅 10 January 1688 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Hannah; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Cowley, Thomas. The voyage began at London on 5 July 1687. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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