EVENT INFORMATION

15
October
1857

The slave ship Petrel arrived with enslaved Africans in Cuba. About 600 people had been taken aboard and approximately 537 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 15 October 1857 📍 Cuba

Vessel: Petrel; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Barque; estimated standardized tonnage: 381. The voyage began at Cuba, port unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cuba, port unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 25 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by Spanish - after disembarkation.

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