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

Vessel: Amériquain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Thoret, André; Captain: Bouesnel, Jean-Pélage; Captain: Kerchen, C. The voyage began at Nantes on 8 September 1743. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Badagry/Apa (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 162 days. Recorded outcome: Condemned - unspecified.