EVENT INFORMATION

8
November
1729

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

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📅 8 November 1729 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Saint Luc; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gaillard de La Motte, Alain; Investor: Baude; Captain: Saint-Verguet, Etienne de. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 8 November 1729. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 15.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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