EVENT INFORMATION

22
May
1705

The slave ship Black Eagle departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

← Back to Dashboard
📅 22 May 1705 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Black Eagle; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 310.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Bound, Thomas. The voyage began at London on 10 April 1704. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark