EVENT INFORMATION

30
July
1707

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

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📅 30 July 1707 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Dorothy; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 56.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Ashby, Thomas. The voyage began at London on 30 July 1707. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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