EVENT INFORMATION

21
April
1755

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

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📅 21 April 1755 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Prince Henry; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Begoüen Demeaux; Captain: Thieulan, Robert. The voyage began at Le Havre on 21 April 1755. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 54 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 6.0%. Recorded outcome: Captured by British - after disembarkation.

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