EVENT INFORMATION

12
January
1724

The slave ship Success left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Antigua and Barbuda. About 50 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 12 January 1724 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Success; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 24.4. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Baugh, Richard. The voyage began at London. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 102 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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