EVENT INFORMATION

30
December
1703

The slave ship Shrewsbury departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 30 December 1703 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Shrewsbury; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jefferies, Sir Jeffery; Captain: Waite, james; Investor: Waite, james; Investor: Shuller, Roger; Captain: Thompson, John; Investor: Thompson, John; Captain: Ingle, John. The voyage began at London on 30 December 1703. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 17.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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