EVENT INFORMATION

22
December
1767

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

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๐Ÿ“… 22 December 1767 ๐Ÿ“ Haiti

Vessel: Affriquain; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 218.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Portier; Captain: Pignon, J-B. The voyage began at Nantes on 22 December 1767. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Port-au-Prince. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 70 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 22.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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