EVENT INFORMATION

27
April
1750

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

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📅 27 April 1750 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Samuel Marie; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rutlidge; Captain: Maginel, J-B. The voyage began at Dunkerque on 27 April 1750. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 55 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 47.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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