EVENT INFORMATION

1
May
1753

The slave ship Aigle left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 210 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 1 May 1753 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Aigle; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Grou; Captain: Grou, Louis; Investor: Grou, Louis; Captain: Desaa, Benoit. The voyage began at Nantes on 18 October 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 39.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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