EVENT INFORMATION

28
April
1765

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

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📅 28 April 1765 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Saint Hilaire; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 299.1. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Bouteiller; Investor: Bouteiller, G; Captain: Devigne, E. The voyage began at Nantes on 28 April 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Benin, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 118 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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