EVENT INFORMATION

20
September
1695

The slave ship Batchelors Delight departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 20 September 1695 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Batchelors Delight; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 47.2. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Martin, Francis. The voyage began at London on 20 September 1695. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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