EVENT INFORMATION

5
March
1742

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

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📅 5 March 1742 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Bourbon; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 324.4. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Saige, Guillaume-Joseph; Captain: Bezin, Jean. The voyage began at Bordeaux on 5 March 1742. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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