EVENT INFORMATION

7
April
1753

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

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📅 7 April 1753 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Heureux; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Grou, Guillaume; Captain: Monnier, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 7 April 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Lahou (Windward Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 118 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 12.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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