EVENT INFORMATION

16
May
1754

The slave ship Fortuné arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 350 people had been taken aboard and approximately 333 arrived.

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📅 16 May 1754 📍 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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