EVENT INFORMATION

28
December
1765

The slave ship Duc de Praslin began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Haiti.

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📅 28 December 1765 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Duc de Praslin; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Morellon, E; Investor: Jacquier, Dominique; Captain: Hanonnais. The voyage began at Nantes on 11 November 1765. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, Fr definition (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 38 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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