EVENT INFORMATION

9
July
1766

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

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📅 9 July 1766 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Affriquain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 272.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Portier; Captain: Van Alstein, Pierre-Ignace-Lievin. The voyage began at Nantes on 9 July 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 65 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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