EVENT INFORMATION

11
October
1743

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

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📅 11 October 1743 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Abraham; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Abraham, Jean; Investor: Monneron; Captain: Berthomé, J. The voyage began at Nantes on 11 October 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Epe (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 152 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 19.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by British - after disembarkation.

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