EVENT INFORMATION

2
September
1707

The slave ship Amiable departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 2 September 1707 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Amiable; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 47.2. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Sellwood, John. The voyage began at Antigua, place unspecified on 2 September 1707. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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