EVENT INFORMATION

28
December
1749

The slave ship Affriquaine arrived with enslaved Africans in Martinique. About 371 people had been taken aboard and approximately 346 arrived.

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📅 28 December 1749 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Affriquaine; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Michel; Investor: Grou; Captain: Bellin, Pierre. The voyage began at Nantes on 23 February 1749. 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: 76 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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