EVENT INFORMATION

20
June
1731

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

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📅 20 June 1731 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Astrée; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 200.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Bart, Ignace; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 20 June 1731. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 32 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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