EVENT INFORMATION

17
March
1703

The slave ship Saint Christopher departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to U.S. Virgin Islands.

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๐Ÿ“… 17 March 1703 ๐Ÿ“ U.S. Virgin Islands

Vessel: Saint Christopher; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 100.5. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Johnston, Daniel; Investor: Royal African Company. The voyage began on 17 March 1703. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Thomas. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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