EVENT INFORMATION

8
March
1766

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

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📅 8 March 1766 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Vermudien; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Guillon, Daniel-Jean; Captain: Chavasse, L; Captain: Thomas, P. The voyage began at Nantes on 8 March 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 67 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 3.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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