EVENT INFORMATION

12
February
1735

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

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📅 12 February 1735 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Aurore; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 321.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Baron, J.N Solain; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 12 February 1735. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gorée (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 37 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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