EVENT INFORMATION

20
March
1755

The slave ship Mars departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 20 March 1755 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Mars; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Daneche; Captain: Deurbroucq, Jean. The voyage began at Nantes on 20 March 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Some enslaved people removed by pirates/privateers.

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