EVENT INFORMATION

15
January
1732

The slave ship Saint Michel arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 175 people had been taken aboard and approximately 6 arrived.

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📅 15 January 1732 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Saint Michel; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Budan, René; Investor: Budan, René; Captain: Plisson, Gildas. The voyage began at Nantes on 10 December 1730. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 237 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 96.6%. Recorded outcome: Sold.

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