EVENT INFORMATION

19
October
1688

The slave ship Little Berkley Castle left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Saint Kitts and Nevis. About 150 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 19 October 1688 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Little Berkley Castle; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 56.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Fuller, Thomas. The voyage began at London. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Newcastle (Nevis). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 47 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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