EVENT INFORMATION

8
September
1738

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

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📅 8 September 1738 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Victoire; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Luynes, Augustin de; Captain: Connain, Julien. The voyage began at Nantes on 8 September 1738. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Marc. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 121 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 24.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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