EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1764

The slave ship Hermione began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 6 May 1764 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Hermione; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 335.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: La Clauserie, Bertrand de; Captain: Dabadie, Jacques. The voyage began at Nantes on 21 March 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Marc. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 93 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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