EVENT INFORMATION

14
September
1754

The slave ship Sirène began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

← Back to Dashboard
📅 14 September 1754 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Sirène; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Michel; Investor: Grou; Captain: Berrouette, Sansain. The voyage began at Nantes on 11 August 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Senegambia and offshore Atlantic, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 46 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

Log in to like or bookmark this story.
🔖 Bookmark