EVENT INFORMATION

26
May
1740

The slave ship Jeune Catin left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 340 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 26 May 1740 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Jeune Catin; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Wailch, Antoine; Captain: Schiel, Barnabé. The voyage began at Nantes on 16 June 1739. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 61 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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