EVENT INFORMATION

27
October
1750

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

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📅 27 October 1750 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Maréchal de Saxe; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 299.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Groop, André; Captain: Labadye, Jean-Baptiste. The voyage began at Nantes on 27 October 1750. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 67 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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