EVENT INFORMATION

26
February
1753

The slave ship Diamant began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Martinique.

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📅 26 February 1753 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Diamant; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Thiercelin, Roland; Investor: Thiercelin, Roland; Captain: Bauvet, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 30 December 1752. 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: 85 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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