EVENT INFORMATION

30
May
1751

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

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๐Ÿ“… 30 May 1751 ๐Ÿ“ Haiti

Vessel: Heureux; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Grou, Guillaume; Captain: Clarc, Toby. The voyage began at Nantes on 30 May 1751. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Franรงais. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 144 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 20.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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