EVENT INFORMATION

28
September
1763

The slave ship Tigre left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 326 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 28 September 1763 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Tigre; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 257.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: La Villeboisnet, Épivent de; Captain: Ricard. The voyage began at Nantes on 6 June 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 73 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 28.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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