EVENT INFORMATION

16
August
1729

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

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📅 16 August 1729 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Françoise; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Nouail de La Baronnie; Investor: Marion Dufresne; Captain: Noël, Ch. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 16 August 1729. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 53 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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