EVENT INFORMATION

23
September
1738

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

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📅 23 September 1738 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Affriquain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Trochon, Charles; Captain: Bourau, Pierre; Captain: Fouré, Nicolas. The voyage began at Nantes on 23 September 1738. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 119 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 24.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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