EVENT INFORMATION

4
May
1744

The slave ship Chasseur arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 600 people had been taken aboard and approximately 522 arrived.

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📅 4 May 1744 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Chasseur; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Magon de La Balue; Captain: Auffray, Toussaint. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 14 August 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 92 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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