EVENT INFORMATION

29
July
1735

The slave ship Phénix left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 304 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 29 July 1735 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Phénix; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Brouet, Jacques; Captain: Desprées Lefebvre. The voyage began at Nantes on 29 October 1734. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 47 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 18.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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