EVENT INFORMATION

3
April
1689

The slave ship Delight arrived with enslaved Africans in Saint Kitts and Nevis. About 282 people had been taken aboard and approximately 246 arrived.

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📅 3 April 1689 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Delight; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 85.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gething, William; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began at London on 6 October 1688. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Newcastle (Nevis). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 45 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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