EVENT INFORMATION

8
April
1737

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

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📅 8 April 1737 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Aurore; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Rirdan, Etienne; Investor: Rirdan, Etienne; Captain: Rirdan, Laurent; Investor: Rirdan, Laurent. The voyage began at Nantes on 8 April 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 92 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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