EVENT INFORMATION

2
May
1805

The slave ship Atalante left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 155 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 2 May 1805 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Atalante; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Guimarães, Antônio Pedro da Silva; Captain: Ferreira, João Batista. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified on 12 June 1804. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Costa da Mina, place unspecified (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 33 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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