EVENT INFORMATION

26
June
1725

The slave ship Aquilon arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 100 people had been taken aboard and approximately 99 arrived.

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📅 26 June 1725 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Aquilon; flag: France; rig: Curveta; estimated standardized tonnage: 101.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Basterre, C; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 28 October 1724. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 45 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Laid up (disarmed) or broken up in the Americas.

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