EVENT INFORMATION

30
May
1725

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

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📅 30 May 1725 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Galathée; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Butler, Richard; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 30 May 1725. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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