EVENT INFORMATION

17
August
1691

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

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📅 17 August 1691 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Supply; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 56.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Lashley, James. The voyage began at London. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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