EVENT INFORMATION

16
August
1752

The slave ship Aimable de Rais left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 480 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 16 August 1752 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Aimable de Rais; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Michel; Investor: Grou; Captain: Boucard, François. The voyage began at Nantes on 13 February 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 141 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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