EVENT INFORMATION

13
December
1731

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

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📅 13 December 1731 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Concorde; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 178.7. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Billy, Guillaume; Investor: Billy, François; Investor: Dubodan, Joseph-Ange; Captain: Abraham, Jean; Captain: Humphry, Jean-Amaury. The voyage began at Vannes on 13 December 1731. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 48.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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