EVENT INFORMATION

2
October
1704

The slave ship Saint Lawrence Victorious departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 2 October 1704 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Saint Lawrence Victorious; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Cunningham, John; Captain: Ball, William. The voyage began at Antigua, place unspecified on 2 October 1704. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 21.7%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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