EVENT INFORMATION

6
June
1713

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

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📅 6 June 1713 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Union; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 90. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Maxwell, James; Captain: Clements, Samuel. The voyage began at Saint John (Antigua) on 6 June 1713. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Antigua, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 9.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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