EVENT INFORMATION

5
March
1722

The slave ship Unity began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Cuba.

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๐Ÿ“… 5 March 1722 ๐Ÿ“ Cuba

Vessel: Unity; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 108. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Plaisted, Fra; Investor: Plaisted, Fra. The voyage began at London on 1 December 1721. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Trinidad de Cuba. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 70 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.6%. Recorded outcome: Captured by Spanish - after embarkation of enslaved people.

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