EVENT INFORMATION

21
February
1755

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

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๐Ÿ“… 21 February 1755 ๐Ÿ“ Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Pantin; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bouteiller; Captain: Le Cerf, Nicolas-Jacques; Investor: Glemaud. The voyage began at Nantes on 21 February 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.

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