EVENT INFORMATION

16
June
1743

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

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📅 16 June 1743 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Aurore; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Rirdan, Etienne; Investor: Rirdan, Etienne; Captain: Tuon, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 16 June 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayes (Les). Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 30 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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