EVENT INFORMATION

21
April
1725

The slave ship Duc du Maine departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Martinique.

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📅 21 April 1725 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Duc du Maine; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lavigne, Achille; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 21 April 1725. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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