EVENT INFORMATION

11
December
1697

The slave ship Fortune departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 11 December 1697 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Fortune; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 100.5. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Hereford, John. The voyage began at London on 11 December 1697. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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