EVENT INFORMATION

23
September
1763

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

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📅 23 September 1763 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Vermudien; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Fourcade; Investor: Depeu; Captain: Bolleret, Julien. The voyage began at Nantes on 23 September 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Loango (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 69 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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