EVENT INFORMATION

10
August
1764

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

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📅 10 August 1764 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Roy Nègre; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Denis, Guillaume; Investor: Deridelière Le Roux. The voyage began at Nantes on 2 July 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 119 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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