EVENT INFORMATION

22
January
1704

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

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๐Ÿ“… 22 January 1704 ๐Ÿ“ Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Lucitania; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 115.8. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Hayes, John. The voyage began at London on 22 January 1704. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 39.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after enslaved people disembarked.

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