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12
Augustus
1860

The slave ship City of Norfolk left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Cuba. About 987 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 12 Augustus 1860 📍 Cuba

Vessel: City of Norfolk; flag: U.S.A.; rig: Steamer; estimated standardized tonnage: 572. The voyage began at St Thomas on 25 June 1860. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cardenas. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 52 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 43.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by Spanish - after disembarkation.

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