EVENT INFORMATION

8
September
1767

The slave ship Thélémaque completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Guadeloupe.

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📅 8 September 1767 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Thélémaque; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 281.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Hamart; Investor: Lamaignière; Captain: Busson, L. The voyage began at Nantes on 10 April 1766. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gabon (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 145 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 24.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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