EVENT INFORMATION

28
October
1738

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

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📅 28 October 1738 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Cheval Marin; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Delaire, Michel; Captain: Dennebuy, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 28 October 1738. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Anomabu (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 108 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 4.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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