EVENT INFORMATION

8
October
1712

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

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๐Ÿ“… 8 October 1712 ๐Ÿ“ Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Elizabeth; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Hall, Joseph. The voyage began at Antigua, place unspecified on 8 October 1712. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 17.0%.

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