EVENT INFORMATION

30
September
1765

The slave ship Duchesse de Grammont began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 30 September 1765 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Duchesse de Grammont; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 329.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Exaudy de Kerbigaut; Captain: Mesnard, P. The voyage began at Nantes on 23 July 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 50 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 13.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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