EVENT INFORMATION

17
September
1779

The slave ship NS do Rosario e S Antônio departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 17 September 1779 📍 Brazil

Vessel: NS do Rosario e S Antônio; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Curveta. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Companhia Geral de Pernambuco e Paraíba. The voyage began at Pernambuco, place unspecified on 17 September 1779. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Pernambuco, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 27 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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