EVENT INFORMATION

7
June
1753

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

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📅 7 June 1753 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Fortuné; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 329.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Michel; Investor: Grou; Captain: Rouillé, Antoine. The voyage began at Nantes on 7 June 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Léogane. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 115 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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