The slave ship Télémaque began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Martinique.

Vessel: Télémaque; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Trochon, Charles; Captain: Legars, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 10 May 1749. 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: 98 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.