EVENT INFORMATION

23
September
1754

The slave ship Alcyon departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 23 September 1754 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Alcyon; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 343.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Carayon, Jacques; Captain: Manié, Jean; Investor: Manié, Jean. The voyage began at La Rochelle on 23 September 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.

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