EVENT INFORMATION

17
May
1823

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

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📅 17 May 1823 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Urânia; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Sumaca. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Silva, José Pinto Ribeiro da; Investor: Silva, José Pinto Ribeiro da; Captain: Gomes, Manoel de Souza. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 17 May 1823. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 36 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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