EVENT INFORMATION

8
April
1698

The slave ship Swallow arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 146 people had been taken aboard and approximately 111 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 8 April 1698 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Swallow; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 137.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Pepperell, Nicholas; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began at London on 3 October 1696. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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