EVENT INFORMATION

24
October
1718

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

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📅 24 October 1718 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Victory; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Pitt, Samuel. The voyage began at London on 24 October 1718. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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