EVENT INFORMATION

11
August
1790

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

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📅 11 August 1790 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Whim; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 100. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Clark, Audley; Captain: Briggs, Willard; Investor: Briggs, Willard. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 11 August 1790. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 20.0%.

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