EVENT INFORMATION

21
August
1741

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

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📅 21 August 1741 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Apollon; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 673.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Dutertre, J. Michel; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 21 August 1741. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 22 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 8.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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