EVENT INFORMATION

9
February
1692

The slave ship Experiment departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 9 February 1692 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Experiment; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 54.8. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: May, John; Captain: Chilper, Robert; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began at London on 9 February 1692. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sherbro (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 23.0%. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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