EVENT INFORMATION

24
October
1754

The slave ship Marie Anne departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Martinique.

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📅 24 October 1754 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Marie Anne; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Charlery, André; Investor: Grou; Captain: Grou, Louis; Investor: Grou, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 24 October 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Badagry/Apa (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 109 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by British - after disembarkation.

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