EVENT INFORMATION

21
December
1767

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

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📅 21 December 1767 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Vermudien; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Guillon; Captain: Chavasse, Louis. The voyage began at Nantes on 21 December 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Malembo (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 64 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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