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15
March
1799

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

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📅 15 March 1799 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Flying Fish; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 83. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Packard, Nathaniel; Investor: Packard, Nathaniel. The voyage began at Rhode Island, port unspecified on 15 March 1799. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 49.0%.

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