EVENT INFORMATION

3
April
1806

The slave ship Africa departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Cuba.

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📅 3 April 1806 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Africa; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 174. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Boyd, W; Captain: Caruth, Peter. The voyage began at London on 3 April 1806. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Congo River (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Havana. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 48 days. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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